ASME/US BUREAU OF MINES INVESTIGATION PROGRAM ON VITRIFICATION OF RESIDUE (ASH) FROM MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS-FINAL REPORT. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND SHIPPING OF RESIDUES FROM FIVE STATE OF THE ART MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES TO THE US BUREAU OF MINES RESEARCH CENTER AND THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE FEED SYSTEM, SYSTEM, ELECTRIC ARC MELTING FURNACE, AND EMMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. THE RESULTS OF GENERIC ECONOMIC ESTIMATES OF ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE VITRIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ARE PROVIDED.