PREVENTION AWARENESS PLAN

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1 NDPP-OSP-0018 WASTE MINIMIZATION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARENESS PLAN Environmntal ProtctionlWast Managmnt Th Pinllas Plant Nutron Dvics Dpartmnt P 0 Box 2908 Largo Florida 34643

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4 Titl: Numbr: Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Plan NDPP-OSP-0018 Issu Dat: 05/02/91 Rvis ion : A DOCUMENT CONTROL This documnt will b maintaind in accordanc with th sit-wid documnt control procdurs Documnt control masurs including uniqu issu numbrs documnt idntification numbrd pags documnt distribution rcords tracking of rvisions and documnt Mastr Copy filing systms will b mployd Prpard By: A Adv Spcialist Hazardous Wast Raymond L Hall Snior Tchnical Writr j/3o/s/ Dat Approvd By: RC Abington& Gnral M%nagr / - Dat UM Hardr Managr - EH&SP

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECT10N 1 o TITLE INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND 1 I RESOURCES Statmnt of Managmnt Support/Commitmnt Policy Statmnt Rlvant Sit Dirctivs or Guidanc Contractor Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Programs STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND GOALS Program Budgt Prsonnl POLICY 3 'I Purpos of Plan Scop of Plan Lgal and Policy Background Mission arid Sit Dscription Stratgy Program 0bjctivs Goals Schdul of Activitis ORGANIZATION AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES Dscription of Wast Minimization Organization Wast Minimization Committ Organization Chart PAGE a COST ACCOUNTING WASTE ASSESSMENTS 12 Dlr: (QROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) May Pag ii

6 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continud) TITLE SECT10 N WASTE MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES Scop Wast Minimization Mthods TRAINING AWARENESS AND INCENTIVES Training Goals Employ Orintation Program Spcializd Training Program Procdurs Qualification Prformanc Evaluations Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Incntiv Awards and Rcognition 100 TRACKING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS 101 Tracking From Point of Gnration to Point PAGE of Disposition 102 Procurmnt Control Systm 103 Program Activity Tracking 104 Fdral and Stat Rporting Rquirmnts I Quality Assuranc Program Plan 112 Quality Assuranc Training O QUALITY ASSURANCE INFORMATION ECHANGE AND OUTREACH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM EVALUATION DISTRIBUTION 25

7 INDE OF ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT A ATTACHMENT B AlTACHMENT C Sit Map Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program FY 1991 Budgt and Prsonnl Rsourcs Wast Rduction Goals A'TTACHMENT D-I Procss Wast Assssmnt Committ ATTACHMENT D-2 Wast Minimization Committ A'TTACHMENT E ATTACHMENT F Wast Minimization Mthods Applicabl To Sit Wasts Wast Minimization Tchnology Projcts Dlr: (QROUP) RAY ma: WASTE MlNlMlZATlON PLAN (Igw) May Pag iw

8 Io INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND 1I PurDos of Plan Th purpos of this plan is to stablish th Pinllas Plant Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program Th plan spcifis thos activitis and' mthods that will b mployd t o rduc th quantity and toxicity of wasts gnratd at th sit It is intndd t o satisfy th Dpartmnt of Enrgy (DOE) and othr lgal rquirmnts that ar discussd in Sction 13 Th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program is includd with th Wast Minimization Program as prmittd by DOE Ordr ScoD of Plan A Wast Minimization Program is an organizd comprhnsiv and continual ffort to systmatically rduc wast gnration Th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program is dsignd t o liminat or minimiz pollutant rlass to all nvironmntal mdia from all aspcts of th sit's oprations Ths fforts offr incrasd protction of public halth and th nvironmnt Thy will also yild th following additional bnfits: Rduc wast managmnt and complianc costs Rduc rsourc usag Improv product yilds Rduc or liminat invntoris and rlass of hazardous chmicals rportabl undr th Emrgncy Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and 0 Rduc or liminat civil and criminal liabilitis undr nvironmntal laws Th program rflcts th goals and policis for wast minimization of this organization and rprsnts an ongoing ffort to mak pollution prvntiodwast minimization part of th sit's oprating philosophy In accordanc with DOE policy a hirarchical approach to wast rduction has bn adoptd and is applid to all typs of wast 122 Wast minimization will b accomplishd by liminating or minimizing th gnration of wast through sourc rduction Thos potntial wast matrials that cannot b liminatd or minimizd will b rcycld (g usd rusd or rclaimd) If any wast is gnratd it will b tratd to rduc volum toxicity or mobility bfor storag or disposal Pag 1 Dlr: [QROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN IIsw) May 3 I991 - I _ ~ - -_* _ 1 I / _ -- : ; ' - 9 ~ I I *

9 Th scop of this plan is confind to sourc rduction matrial substitution and nvironmntally sound rcycling Mthods for tratmnt of wast ar covrd in othr dirctivs This plan is a rfrnc tool and guidanc documnt for managrs oprations prsonnl and support staff It contains th policy objctivs stratgy and support activitis of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program Wast minimization goals th dvlopmnt of wast gnration baslin information through wast minimization assssmnts and a procss for continual valuation of th program ar primary lmnts of th plan Various wast minimization tchniqus will b implmntd with th support of mploy training and awarnss programs This will rduc wast and still mt th rquirmnts for quality productivity safty and nvironmntal protction This plan applis to all sit oprations and associatd support oprations Rquirmnts for sit contractors ar discussd in Sction 34 This plan will b rviwd annually and rvisd as ncssary At a minimum th plan will b updatd vry thr yars Th plan will b distributd to all affctd mploys and sit contractors; and th policy goals objctivs and stratgy of th plan will b xplaind to thm t Laal and Policv Backaround Th Rsourc Consrvation and Rcovry Act (RCRA) rquirs hazardous wast gnrators to stablish a program to rduc th volum andlor toxicity of wast to th dgr dtrmind by th gnrator to b "conomically practicabl" Hazardous wast gnrators must crtify in thir wast manifst that this rquirmnt has bn fulfilld Gnrators must also idntify in thir binnial rports to th Environmntal Protction Agncy (EPA) and th Florida Dpartmnt of Environmntal Rgulations th fforts undrtakn during th yar to rduc th volum and toxicity actually achivd Wast gnrators also hav th option to rport wast minimization rsults in thir annual submission of toxic chmical rlas invntoris to EPA 131 DOE Ordrs and 58202A mandat that th managmnt of radioactiv wasts and othr pollutants shall b accomplishd in a mannr that minimizs th gnration of such wasts Dl IQROUP) RAY fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) May Pag 2

10 132 DOE Ordr stablishs nvironmntal protction program rquirmnts and rsponsibilitis for nsuring complianc with nvironmntal protction laws Th Ordr rquirs th stablishmnt of a Wast Minimization Program "that will contain goals for minimizing th volum and toxicity of all wasts that' ar gnratd" and a Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program Th Wast Minimization Program and th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program hav bn consolidatd through th issuanc of this plan 133 DOE Ordr stablishs DOE hazardous and radioactiv mixd wast policis and rquirmnts and implmnts t h rquirmnts of RCRA within t h framwork of th nvironmntal programs stablishd undr DOE Ordr Th Ordr stats that it is DOE policy to "implmntbwast minimization masurs as spcifid in RCRA for hazardous and radioactiv mixd wasts" Th Ordr rquirs th Hads of Fild Organizations to "implmnt a Wast Minimization Program for hazardous and radioactiv mixd wasts " 134 DOE Ordr 58202A stablishs policis guidlins and minimum rquirmnts by which DOE manags its radioactiv wast mixd wast and contaminatd facilitis It stats that t h "gnration tratmnt storag transportation and/or disposal of radioactiv wasts and t h othr pollutants or hazardous substancs thy contain shall b accomplishd in a mannr that minimizs th gnration of such wasts across program offic functions and complis with all applicabl Fdral Stat and local nvironmntal safty and halth laws and rgulations and DOE rquirmnts" Th Ordr rquirs th prparation of a Wast Managmnt Plan for ach sit that gnrats trats stors or disposs of DOE wasts Th lmnts of th Wast Managmnt Plan ar incorporatd into th SitSpcific Plan which "will indicat actions to minimiz hazardous wast gnration" as spcifid in th Ordr Th Ordr also contains spcific wast minimization rquirmnts for managmnt of high-lvl transuranic and low-lvl wast Ths rquirmnts includ procss modification procss optimization and matrials substitution Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MlNlMlZATlON PLAN ngw) May Pag 3

11 135 DOE'S "Wast Rduction Policy Statmnt" rquirs all DOE Program Offics and Fild Oprations to "institut a wast rduction policy to rduc th total amount of wast that is gnratd and disposd of by DOE oprating facilitis through wast minimization (sourc rduction and rcycling) and wast tratmnt" Th policy consolidats th rquirmnts of DOE Ordrs and 58202A for ithr a Wast Minimization or a Wast Rduction Plan and attachs guidanc for satisfying th rporting rquirmnts of thos ordrs Th statmnt adopts th hirarchical approach to wast rduction and applis th policy to all typs of wast Th policy rquirs wast rduction to b a "prim considration" in rsarch activitis procss dsign and facility dsign and oprations 14 Mission and Sit Dscription Th Pinllas Plant is ownd by th US Govrnmnt and is opratd by GE Arospac Nutron Dvics Dpartmnt undr a prim oprating contract with th US Dpartmnt of Enrgy (DOE) Th prim contract is administrd by th DOE Albuqurqu Oprations Offic through th Pinllas Ara Offic 141 Th sit approximatly 100 acrs is locatd in Pinllas County Florida nar St Ptrsburg Th sit mploys approximatly 1700 popl A layout of th sit is shown in Attachmnt A Th Pinllas Plant was built in 1956 and manufacturs nutron gnrators a principal componnt in nuclar wapons 142 As by-products of production rsarch and dvlopmnt and nvironmntal rstoration activitis th sit gnrats a varity of wast matrials that ar carfully controlld during sit oprations and rgulatd by th Fdral govrnmnt and Stat and local agncis Th intnt of this plan is to rspond to and comply with th Dpartmnt's policy and guidlins concrning th nd for pollution prvntion Oh IOROUP1 RAY Fll: WASTE MlNlMlZATlON PLAN (lgw) May Pag 4

12 20 3O RESOURCES 21 Proaram Budat In Attachmnt B th budgt for th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program itmizs th funds allocatd to th various activitis in th program 22 Prsonnl Th numbr of full-tim and part-tim mploys assignd to th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program is dscribd in Attachmnt B POLICY 31 Statmnt of Manaamnt SumorKommitmnt Th Gnral Managr and th Managmnt Tam ar totally committd to minimizing th gnration of wast at th Pinllas Plant Prfrnc will b givn to sourc rduction matrial substitution and nvironmntally sound rcycling rathr than th tratmnt control and disposal of such wasts Top managmnt will tak appropriat action to provid adquat prsonnl budgt training and matrial on a continuing basis to nsur that th objctivs of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program ar mt 32 Policv Statmnt Th Gnral Managr has issud a writtn Wast Minimization Policy Statmnt GOP A120 This GOP stablishs a dirctiv for all sctions to rduc or liminat th amount of wast gnratd whr achivabl 33 Rlvant Sit Dirctivs or Guidanc Th following Pinllas Plant Gnral Oprating Procdurs (GOPs) and ES&H Standards govrn th implmntation of this plan and provid additional guidanc: GOP G120 "Hazardous Wast Managmnt" GOP A502 "Product Quality" GOP A303 "Employ and Plant Environmntal Halth and Safty" GOP A503 "Non-Wapons Quality Assuranc" GOP G 122 "Hazardous Substanc Spill Rspons and Rporting" GOP A61 I"Implmntation of Rquirmnts of th Toxic Substancs Control Act" Dlr: [QROUP) RAY Al: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN Ugw) May Pag 5

13 33 Continud GOP G103 "Environmntal Protction" GOP G 109 "Procurmnt of Chmical & Radioactiv Matrial and Ionizing Radiation Producing Equipmnt" 8 ES&H Std 47 "Hazardous Matrial Containr Idntification" ES&H Std 48 "Storag Handling and Us of Hazardous Matrials" ' ES&H Std 56 "Control of Potntially Contaminatd Hazardous Wasts" ES&H Std 42 "Work on ChmicallRadioactiv Exhaust Vntilation and Wast Drain Systms" ES&H Std 59 "Radioactiv Wast Handling" 34 ES&H Std 81 "Chmical Wast Disposal" Contractor Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Proarams All contractors that xcd th EPA critria for smallquantity gnrators will stablish a Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program Th Program will b implmntd by a Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Plan that follows th format and guidanc stablishd by DOE Contractor Implmntation Plans will nsur that Wast 'Minimization Plans ar in accordanc with Fdral Stat and local nvironmntal laws and rgulations and DOE Ordrs Contractors will dvlop intrnal guidanc and instructions consistnt with this plan which will b includd in thir rspctiv Wast Minimization Plans Contractors will also b rsponsibl for administring th guidanc instructions and procdurs applicabl to th oprations of any subcontractors tmporarily working on sit

14 STRATEGY OBJECTIVESAND GOALS Stratav A Wast Minimization Program will b dvlopd to obtain accurat and currnt information on wast stram gnration and wast managmnt costs which will provid th basis for th implmntation of spcific wast minimization tchniqus and tchnologis Th Program will dvlop procdurs for collcting information valuating options and idntifying cost-ffctiv wast minimization tchniqus Essntial lin and staff rprsntativs will: (1) dvlop and administr th Wast Minimization Program (2) dfin targts of wast to rduc and (3)dvlop a mthod for tracking th prformanc and progrss of th Program 42 Proaram Obictivs Th objctivs of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program ar to: Fostr a philosophy to consrv rsourcs and crat a minimum of wast and pollution in achiving sit stratgic objctivs Promot th us of nonhazardous matrials in plant oprations to minimiz th potntial risks t o human halth and th nvironmnt Rduc or liminat th gnration of wast matrials through input substitution product rformulation procss modification improvd houskping and on-sit closdloop rcycling to achiv minimal advrs ffcts on th air watr and land 8 Enhanc communication of wast minimization objctivs; goals and idas latrally and vrtically among sit organizations 0 Promot intgration and coordination btwn th wast gnrators and th wast managr rgarding wast minimization mattrs Charactriz wast strams and dvlop a baslin of wast gnration data Idntify and implmnt mthods and tchnologis for achiving wast minimization Targt policis procdurs and/or practics that may b barrirs to wast minimization Pag 7 Dlr: (QROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) May " ?: ; 1 _I r: * ~ I*- I : '_ 7': i l 'i- -7 I - x I I ' _ i' B -

15 42 Continud Crat incntivs for pollution prvntion Dvlop and implmnt mploy pollution prvntion awarnss and occupational training programs Collct and xchang wast minimization information through tchnology transfr outrach and ducational ntworks Dvlop mchanisms for fully dissminating currnt tchnical information to sit usrs Enhanc mploy awarnss of pollution prvntion goals objctivs and mthods 0 50 Dvlop spcific goals and schduls for wast minimization activitis and Comply with Fdral and Stat rgulations and DOE rquirmnts for wast minimization 43 Goals Numrical goals for th minimization of th typs of wasts gnratd at th sit ar containd in Attachmnt C Ths goals which may b rvisd aftr th prformanc of comprhnsiv assssmnts of wast gnrating oprations ar xprssd in mass and in annual prcntag rductions 44 Schdul of Activitis A dtaild schdul of wast minimization activitis is prsntd in Attachmnt D ORGANIZATION AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES 51 DscriDtion of th Wast Minimization Oraanization Th Gnral Managr and th staff in support of th DOE Fild or Oprations Offic will srv as a Gnral Managmnt Ovrsight Board (GMOB) that will administr provid support for and gnrat mploy awarnss of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program Th Gnral Managr will also dsignat a Wast Minimization Coordinator a snior managr within th lin production organization who shall srv as th Chairprson of th Wast Minimization Committ Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN llgw) May Pag 8

16 51 I Th Program organizational structur is dsignd to maximiz th dissmination and collction of wast minimization information It will also provid wast gnrating organizations with managrial rsponsibility for th dvlopmnt dsign construction and implmntation of wast minimization projcts 52 Wast Minimization Committ A prmannt committ has bn stablishd to dfin an ffctiv Wast Minimization Systm and to administr th Wast Minimization Program Th committ is composd of snior rprsntativs from lin and staff organizations that hav a significant intrst in th rsults of th Program Th mmbrs of th committ wr slctd by th Wast Minimization Coordinator (Committ Chairman) 521 Th primary functions of th Wast Minimization Committ ar to: (1) introduc th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program to th Plant (2) idntify tasks to implmnt th program and (3) provid a mchanism for communication within th sit and with outsid communitis on wast minimization mattrs 522 Th rsponsibilitis of th Wast Minimization Committ will includ: Dfining th objctivs of th Wast Minimization Program in accordanc with this plan Communicating program objctivs to th sit Obtaining wast gnrator support and input for th program Facilitating intgration and coordinatd intraction btwn wast gnrators and wast managrs on wast minimization mattrs Establishing wast minimization goals (in accordanc with DOE Ordr ) and objctivs Sponsoring ongoing mploy awarnss and training Coordinating program participation in rprsntd aras by stablishing a Wast Tracking and Rporting Systm Dlr: IOROUP) RAY Fll: WASTE MlNlMlZAllON PLAN IIgw) May Pag 9

17 522 Continud Prioritizing wast strams or facility aras for assssmnt Slcting tams to conduct procss wast assssmnts 0 Evaluating th tchnical and conomic fasibility of options to rduc wast gnration Rcommnding and ranking options for managmnt implmntation Monitoring prformanc of wast minimization options that hav bn implmntd and valuating prformanc according to succss critria Monitoring and rporting progrss of th Wast Minimization Program utilizing audits and monthly rviws Rcommnding prsonnl for achivmnt and incntiv awards and Facilitating tchnology transfr and pollution prvntion awarnss Pag 10

18 53 Orqanization Chart Gnral Managr I DW Brown - Adv Spc Environmntal Protction D DLanuvill - Spcialist Env Protction E Molsch - Spcialist Env Protction M Parkr - Spcialist Env Protction Opn - Adv Spc Hazardous Wast G Smith - Spcialist Hazardous Wast F Ohlwilr - Spcialist Hazardous Wast D DrGarabdian - Forman Wast Managmnt A M Dlc (OROUP) RAY Rl: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN IIgw) May Pag 11

19 60 COST ACCOUNTING 61 A Cost Accounting Systm xists that tracks th cost of trating disposing storing managing and minimizing th total hazardous wast gnratd at th Pinllas Plant This includs payroll matrials quipmnt non-payroll miscllanous and ovrhad costs by cost cntr 62 Th costs drivd from th cost accounting systm ar includd in proposals planning and budgting 70 WASTE ASSESSMENTS 71 Procss Wast Assssmnts will b conductd as part of an ongoing program to idntify scrn and analyz options to rduc th gnration of wast A Procss Wast Assssmnt dtrmins th amount of matrial in a workplac that is disposd of as wast during work oprations It provids a summary of hazardous matrials usag and wast production and idntifis thos procsss and oprations that nd to b improvd or rplacd to promot wast minimization Th Assssmnt provids a basis for prioritizing th spcific modifications to sit procsss or othr wast minimization options that ar dvlopd during th assssmnt 712 Assssmnts of all wast-gnrating oprations at th sit will b conductd by Wast Assssmnt Tams organizd by th Wast Minimization Committ Th ladr of ach Wast Assssmnt Tam will b an intrmdiat-lvl managr who has lin rsponsibility familiarity with th sit s production and wast managmnt oprations and provn tchnical and problm-solving abilitis 713 Th rmaindr of ach assssmnt tam will b drawn from lin staff or subcontractor organizations who can furnish th typs of spcializd xprtis that will b ndd to conduct th Assssmnt Pag 12

20 714 Each Wast Assssmnt Tam will consist of a small cor of individuals-familiar with th sit's production oprations who will dirct th focus of th Assssmnt fforts and guid th data-gathring Othr prsonnl with spcializd xprtis will b usd on a part-tim basis as th nd for that particular xprtis ariss Each tam will includ mmbrs who hav knowldg in th following aras: I I - - Fdral Stat and local hazardous wast statuts and rgum o n s 0 Production and wast minimization principl? and tchniqus 72 Quality control rquirmnts and Purchasing and matrial control/invnton/ Th Wast Minimization Committ will dtrmin th ordr and aras of sit oprations to b assssd Each Wast Assssmnt Tam will dvlop procss ara flow diagrams matrial balancs procss dscriptions- and wast stram charactrizations for th assignd Assssmnt ara Guidanc found in th Wast Minimization Guidanc for Procss Wast Assssmnts and EPA Manual for Wast Minimization Omortunitv Assssmnts will b usd in conducting th Assssmnts Compltion of th flow diagrams matrial balancs and rlatd narrativs will prmit th idntification of procss infficincis that may b modifid or corrctd to rduc wast gnration Ths wast minimization opportunitis will b valuatd and idntifid with spcific projcts which whn implmntd will rduc th volum and toxicity of th wast strams Each tam will rport th data and findings from its assssmnt and rcommnd options for wast minimization In idntifying wast minimization options th Wast Assssmnt Tams will concntrat first on sourc rduction options followd by rcycling tchnologis Pag 13 Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Al: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) May ~- ~ ' I * - : \ c <: ' ' I i ::; -- 5 L 4 L-

21 722 Th Wast Minimization Committ will valuat wast minimization opportunitis rcommndd by th Wast Assssmnt Tams Th Committ will scrn th options using critria suggstd in th DOE Procss Assssmnt Guid to idntify thos that rquir carful valuation Th'rsults of th scrning procss will b a list of options that ar candidats for tchnical and conomic valuation 723 Th Wast Minimization Committ will valuat th potntial tchnical succss and conomic cost/bnfit of ach option rsulting from th scrning Th options will thn b rankd in ordr of prfrrd implmntation Th highst priority normally will b givn to projcts that rduc wast gnration at th sourc aftr which projcts that rcycl all or part of a wast stram will b considrd Th Wast Minimization Committ will rport th rsults of its valuation including final rankings and ranking critria in its rport A schdul for conducting wast assssmnts and valuating wast minimization options is in Attachmnt D Wast assssmnts will b conductd on a rcurring basis during th lif of t h Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program WASTE MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES 81 ScoD Wast minimization includs thos activitis that minimiz or liminat th gnration of wast as wll as rcycling procsss that us rus or rclaim a matrial from a wast stram Som activitis commonly thought to b wast minimization ar actually wast tratmnts Th following activitis ar not considrd wast minimization: Transfr of hazardous constitunts from on nvironmntal mdium to anothr Concntration conductd solly for rducing volum and Dilution as a mans of toxicity rduction unlss latr rcycling stps ar involvd 81 I If t h activity is to mak th matrial mor amnabl for disposal (i rduc volum or toxicity bfor storag or disposal) thn th wast is bing tratd not minimizd Dlr: [GROUP) RAY Rl: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igwl May Pag 14

22 82 Wast Minimization Mthods Tchniqus that ar appropriat for particular typs of wast ar dscribd in Attachmnt E Th following wast minimization tchniqus will also b mployd to minimiz th gnration of wast: 821 Invntory Managmnt Currnt mthods to control th typs and quantitis of matrials in th sit invntory will b rviwd Whr ncssary invntory control tchniqus will b rvisd or xpandd to rduc invntory siz and hazardous chmical us whil incrasing invntory turnovr In particular invntory control tchniqus will b usd to rduc wast rsulting from xcss out-of-dat and nolongr-usd raw matrials Similarly matrial control will b rvisd or xpandd to rduc raw matrial and finishd product loss and damag during handling production and storag Th invntory managmnt tchniqus will b applid to wast matrial as wll as to raw matrials and finishd products Q Th rviw of invntory managmnt tchniqus will includ: (1 ) A study of how xisting invntory managmnt procdurs can b applid mor ffctivly (2) Whthr nw tchniqus should b addd to or substitutd for currnt procdurs (3) Th nd for rviw and valuation approval procdurs for th purchas of matrials and (4) Th nd for additional mploy training 822 Oprational Procdurs Th production procsss within th sit will b xamind to dtrmin whthr significant rduction of wast at its sourc can b achivd by improvmnts in procss fficincy Oprating procdurs will b xamind to dtrmin whthr th limination or rvisions of GOPs and EH&S Standards can contribut to th rduction of wast Th rvision and rviw of oprating procdurs will b fully documntd and incorporatd as part of th sit's Employ Training Program Dlr: (QROUP) RAY R: WASTE MlNlMlZATlON PLAN IIgw) May Pag 15

23 823 Maintnanc Program Th sit Equipmnt Maintnanc Program will b rviwd t o dtrmin whthr improvmnts in corrctiv and prvntiv mthods for maintnanc cost tracking and prvntiv maintnanc schduling and monitoring can b achivd A dtrmination will b mad as to whthr maintnanc procdurs ar contributing to th production of wast in th form of procss matrials scrap and clanup rsidu Th nd for th rvision of Oprating Procdurs (OP) quipmnt modification sourc sgrgation and rcovry as thy apply t o maintnanc will b xamind 824 Matrial Chang and Procss Equipmnt Modification Th rplacmnt rformulation rduction or limination of hazardous matrials in production maintnanc and claning procsss will b xamind Th ffct of wast rduction by th installation of nw quipmnt or th modification of xisting quipmnt will b considrd Tchniqus such as sgrgation t o sparat hazardous wasts and rcovrabl wasts from th total wast stram will b xplord 825 Rcycling and Rus Th rcovry of wasts will b usd as an option in th Wast Minimization Program aftr first considring rducing th amount of wast gnratd at th sourc Opportunitis for rclamation and rus of wast matrials will b xplord whnvr fasibl Dcontamination of tools quipmnt and matrials for rus or rcycl will b usd to th xtnt practicabl to minimiz th amount of wast for disposal 90 TRAINING AWARENESS AND INCENTIVES 91 Trainina Go& On of th most important lmnts of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program is training Th Training Program will includ all lvls of prsonnl within th sit Th goal of th Training Program will b to mak ach mploy awar of wast gnration its impact on th sit and th nvironmnt and ways that wast can b rducd and pollution prvntd Dlr: (QROUP) RAY Fll: W A S E MlNlMlZATION PLAN (Igw) May Pag 16

24 92 Emnlov Orintation Proaram A Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Orintation Program will b stablishd and will b intgratd into a Gnral Orintation Program for all mploys Th Orintation Program will includ th following lmnts: Th nd for and bnfits to b drivd from wast minimization and pollution prvntion Th contribution ach mploy can mak to an improvd working and living nvironmnt Managmnt commitmnt to wast minimization and th Sit Wast Minimization Policy Ovrviw of policy and rgulations Improvd opration practics for rducing wast gnration and Solicitation of wast minimization and pollution prvntion idas and th discussion of solutions to idntifid problms Sncializd Trainina Proaram Spcializd training sssions on Pollution Prvntion Policy and Procdurs; and Wast Minimization Tchniqus will b tailord for managmnt lin and staff positions Ths sssions will b incorporatd into th rgularly schduld training program Th adquacy of training procdurs and of any spcial quipmnt ndd for wast minimization functions will b valuatd annually by th Wast Minimization Committ Procdurs Qualification As part of Quality Assuranc (QA) crtain mploys ar rquird to b traind and xamind on thir knowldg of sit GOPs prior to prforming work Wast minimization will b incorporatd into oprating administrativ and wast procdurs rquiring documntation using data shts or forms Training on wast minimization thrfor will also b conductd as part of th QA procdurs qualification procss Prformanc Evaluations Wast minimization goals objctivs and accomplishmnts will b incorporatd into annual valuations of job prformanc for thos prsons who hav wast minimization rsponsibilitis Pag 17

25 96 Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program rquird by DOE Ordr has bn incorporatd into th Wast Minimization Program Th purpos of th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program is to fostr th philosophy that prvntion is prfrrd to rmdiation Th goal of th Program is to incorporat pollution prvntion into th dcision-making procss at vry lvl throughout th organization 961 Th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program has th following objctivs: - Mak mploys awar of gnral nvironmntal activitis and hazards wast minimization program rquirmnts goals and accomplishmnts at th sit Inform mploys of spcific nvironmntal issus Train mploys on thir rsponsibilitis in pollution prvntion Rcogniz mploys for fforts to improv nvironmntal conditions through pollution prvnt ion Encourag mploys to participat in pollution prvntion and Publiciz succss storis Th program consists of four lmnts: (1) pollution prvntion awarnss campaign (2) awards and rcognition (3) information xchang and (4) training Th pollution prvntion awarnss campaign will b conductd at last onc ach yar It will b dvlopd by th Wast Minimization Committ Th campaign will mak xtnsiv us of sit nwslttrs sminars bulltin boards signs and slogans to nhanc mploy awarnss of and participation in pollution prvntion at th sit Pag 18

26 Th rmaining lmnts of th Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program ar dscribd in othr sctions of this plan Incntiv Awards and Rcognition ar discussd in Paragraph 97 Information xchang is discussd in Sction 120 Training has bn discussd in Sction 90 Incntiv Awards and Rcoanition Award programs will b usd to rcogniz individual and tam Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion achivmnts Potntial award candidats ar listd in Attachmnt D TRACKING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS 101 Trackina From Point of Gnration t o Point of DisDosition A computrizd tracking systm will b dvlopd to idntify wast rduction opportunitis and provid ssntial fdback to succssfully guid futur fforts Th systm will idntify program rsourc rquirmnts and rport cost bnfits ralizd from implmntation of wast rduction projcts Th data collctd by th systm will b usd for intrnal rporting and to mt xtrnal rporting rquirmnts discussd in Paragraph I Th systm will track wast from point of gnration to point of final disposition Th systm will also prmit th tracking of hazardous matrials from point-of-sit ntry to final disposition ("cradl to grav") to comply with nvironmntal rgulation and rporting rquirmnts Th systm will collct data on input matrial matrial usag typ of wast volum hazardous constitunts gnrating systm gnration dat wast managmnt costs and othr rlvant information A mthod will also b dvlopd to trac matrials that ar bing rcycld or rclaimd and volums of wasts liminatd du to wast minimization fforts 102 Procurmnt Control Svstm Procdurs for control and purchas of hazardous chmicals or othr matrials will b rviwd to dtrmin whthr improvmnts in thos procdurs will aid in th achivmnt of wast minimization goals Th tracking systm dscribd in Paragraph 1011 will b usd to track th purchas and usag of hazardous matrials Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN Ilpw) May Pag 19

27 Proaram Activitv Tracking A computrizd systm will b dvlopd t o provid fdback on th progrss of th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program including th rsults of wast minimization tchnologis and othr implmntd wast minimization options 104 Fdral and Stat RDortina Rauirmnts Tracking systms dvlopd undr this program will b dsignd to facilitat rporting wast minimization data and accomplishmnts to th Dpartmnt of Enrgy Environmntal Protction Agncy and applicabl Stat of Florida agncis QUALITY ASSURANCE Guidanc for implmnting DOE Ordr 58202A strsss th rquirmnt and nd for quality assuranc in conducting wast rduction activitis It indicats that wast rduction programs ar rquird to "rtain an appropriat lvl of documntation and accountability Th documntation of ths programs should b dsignd to satisfy all rquirmnts of th Wast Oprations Quality Assuranc Program at ach fild offic" 111 Qualitv Assuranc Proaram Plan Th propr documntation of wast minimization activitis is critical to attaining an adquat lvl of confidnc that th rquirmnts of th DOE Ordrs rquiring minimization of wast ar bing mt Th QA Program Plan will b dvlopd for th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program as rquird for all programs by DOE Ordr 57006B QPP NDPP-OSP-0021 "Gnral (NonWapons) Oprations" and QPP NDPP-OSP-0022 "Environmntal Halth and Safty Program" Th plan will b consistnt with th Wast Oprations Quality Assuranc Program of PAO Th plan will spcify documntation that will nabl vrification of data rportd in manifsts and binnial rports and nsur that th charactr of all wasts can b vrifid and tracd to thir sourc 1 12 Qualitv Assuranc Traininu Sit QA training will b rvisd to includ wast minimization procdurs and documntation As discussd in Sction 90 th QA procdurs qualification procss will includ training and qualification on wast minimization procdurs D i c (QROUP) RAY Rl: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (1gw) May Pag 20

28 120 INFORMATION ECHANGE AND OUTREACH All program staff ar ncouragd to mak rgular us of th EPA data bas (PIES) and th WIN systm Th Wast Minimization Committ will ncourag participation in businss ducation and govrnmnt forums that ar dsignd to provid tchnical assistanc and xchang wast minimization information Th Chairman of th Wast Minimization Committ will dsignat rprsntativs to attnd th smiannual DOE Workshop on Wast Minimization and to rgularly participat in othr wast minimization forums 130 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Th transfr of Fdrally dvlopd tchnology btwn laboratoris and potntial usrs is a contractual rsponsibility of DOE facilitis and laboratoris Activitis involving tchnology transfr should b coordinatd through th offic or committ within th facility that has bn dsignatd to rprsnt th facility on th Fdral Laboratory Consortium (FLCI for Tchnology Transfr Th Consortium promots tchnology transfr through links to th public and privat sctors and through support srvics such as training and assistanc in implmnting partnrship opportunitis (g cooprativ agrmnts and patnt licnsing) Opportunitis for transfr of tchnologis spcific to wast minimization programs may dvlop from information xchang systms workshops or topical confrncs Dirct xchangs of procss tchnology btwn facilitis ar ncouragd but th support srvics of FLC should b usd whr appropriat Tchnology projcts that ar idntifid and implmntd should b coordinatd with th Hadquartr's Offic of Tchnology Dvlopmnt A list of proposd tchnology projcts at th Pinllas Plant is givn in Attachmnt F 140 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Proposals for Rsarch and Dvlopmnt (R&D) ar xpctd to aris from th Wast Minimization Committ's valuation and ranking of wast minimization options Som options may rquir dvlopmnt work bfor bing implmntd Th assssmnt may also idntify procss infficincis that offr th potntial for significant wast rduction but spcific procss modifications may rquir R&D work bfor implmntation can b schduld Budgt rqusts should includ support for appropriat R&D Spcific proposals for R&D work would b coordinatd through Oprations Offics and th Offic of Tchnology Dvlopmnt at DOE Hadquartrs to nsur ffctiv allocation of rsourcs Pag 21

29 'f 50 PROGRAM EVALUATION Th Wast Minimization and Pollution Prvntion Awarnss Program will b valuatd annually All major activitis will b rviwd Th valuation will documnt Program achivmnts and idntify potntial aras for improvmnt Achivmnts and milstons of th Program will b a considration during th contractor's prformanc valuation and dtrmination of award fs 151 Th following succss critria will b usd to dmonstrat th ffctivnss of wast minimization fforts: 0 Rducd amount of hazardous wast 0 Rducd amount of all wast 0 Rducd wast managmnt costs Improvd rgulatory complianc Rducd halth risks 0 Incrasd production fficincy 0 Rducd accidnt risk and 0 Improvd public rlations 152 Th Wast Minimization Committ will addrss ths critria whn valuating th succss of procss or othr changs to achiv wast volum or toxicity rductions An accurat assssmnt for ach of th appropriat critrion will b providd in valuating th succss of ach wast minimization option that has bn implmntd 153 An annual rport will b mad to th Gnral Managr and will contain currnt yar data prformanc trnds forcasts and masurs usd to gaug th prformanc of wast minimization activitis Th valuation rport will b usd to stablish futur wast minimization goals and program objctivs Th rport will also b usd to dtrmin changs to this plan Pag 22

30 160 REFERENCES 161 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy DOE Ordr Gnral Environmntal Protction Program (Novmbr ) 162 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy DOE Ordr Hazardous and Radioactiv Mixd Wast Program (Fbruary ) 163 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy DOE Ordr 57006B Quality Assuranc (Sptmbr ) 164 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy DOE Ordr 58202A Radioactiv Wast Managmnt (Sptmbr ) 165 Mmorandum from John C Tuck Undr Scrtary of Enrgy; Ptr N Brush Acting Assistant Scrtary Environmnt Safty and Halth; Lo P Duffy Dirctor Offic of Environmntal Rstoration and Wast Managmnt; to distribution [all lmnts of th Dpartmnt of Enrgy] "Wast Rduction Policy" (Jun ) 166 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy Wast Minimization Plan and Wast Rduction Rporting of DOE Hazardous Radioactiv and Radioactiv Mixd Wasts Implmntation Guidanc for DOE Ordr (March 1990) 167 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy Implmntation Guidanc for DOE Ordr 58202A (Octobr ) 1 68 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy DOE/S-0070 Environmntal Rstoration and Wast Managmnt Fiv-Yar Plan (1 989) 169 US Environmntal Protction Agncy 40 CFR Subchaptr I (1 989) 1610 US Environmntal Protction Agncy Draft Guidanc to Hazardous Wast Gnrators on th Elmnts of a Wast Minimization Program 54 FR (1 989) US Environmntal Protction Agncy EPA Proposd Policy Statmnt on Sourc Rduction and Rcycling 54 FR 3845 (1 989) US Environr>ntal Protction Agncy EPA/625/7-003 Wast Minimization Opportunity Assssmnt Manual (July 1 989) DIG IQROUP) RAY m: WASTE MINIMIZATION May PLAN ugw) Pag 23

31 1613 Excutiv Offic of th Prsidnt Offic of Managmnt and Budgt (OMB) Circular No A-1 06 Rporting Rquirmnts in Connction with th Prvntion Control and Abatmnt of Environmntal Pollution of Existing Fdral Facilitis (Dcmbr ) 1614 US Dpartmnt of Enrgy Wast Minimization Guidanc for Procss Wast Assssmnts (Novmbr 1990) (Draft) Dlr: [GROUP) RAY Al: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (lgwl May Pag 24

32 170 DISTRIBUTION Offic of Environmntal Rstoration and Wast Managmntwast Oprations D Gillas PA0 6 Johnson PA0 W Shrard PA0 G Schmidtk PA0 PINELLAS PLANT D Brown P DiBlasi U Hardr V McCauly G Smith Wast Minimization Committ S Taylor - DCM Systm Tchnical information Cntr Opration Programs (1 + Rproduction Mastrs) Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MlNlMlZATiOM PLAN llgw) May Pag 25

33 ATTACHMENTS

34 ATTACHMENT A SITE MAP a I 3 Dlc [GROUP) RAY W: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) Pag 26

35 ATTACHMENT B WASTE MINIMIZATION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION (WMPP) AWARENESS PROGRAM FY 1991 BUDGET AND PERSONAL RESOURCES ACTIVITY FUNDING PERCENT PERCENT OF PERSONNEL (Sk) OF TOTAL FACILITY (FTE) WMPP BUDGET BUDGET Procss Wast Assssmnt Wast Minimization (ERWM 5 Yar Plan) 30 8 OQ0Q2 030 TOTAL QQ NOTE: Facility Budgt % basd on FY 1991 gross oprating budgt

36 ATTACHMENT C WASTE TYPE WASTE REDUCTION GOALS 1991 %MASS 1992 %MASS RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE %MASS RADIOACTIVE WASTE MIED WASTE NIA NIA NIA TSCA (PCBs) NfA NfA NIA INDUSTRIAL WASTE OTHER SOLID WASTE WASTE REDUCTION ACCOMPLISHMENTS WASTE TYPE TRIM COOLANT TREATMENT COST SAVINGS $44000 RETURN IRON DISULFIDE TO VENDOR $72000 RETURN BLDG 400 CHEMICALS TO VENDOR $21000 NOTE Rduction from spcific sourcs such as wastwatr wast organics othr liquids classifid trash and dbris and othr solids must b considrd in dvloping goals for ach wast typ Pag 28

37 AITACHMENT D-'I PROCESS WASTE ASSESSMENT CQMMITEE RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIPTION Establish Tam Dvlop initial M1 iodology EvaluatISlct Data Bas Systm Dvlop Training Plan Establish 3 Pilot Procsss Idntify Pilot Participants Establish Training Cours Train Pilot Participants Rvis Plan implmnt Pilot Aras Evaluat Pilot Rsults Incorporat Lssons Larnd in Mthodology/Training Prioritiz Procsss for Charactrization Idntify & Train Procss Invstigators Assss Critical Procsss idntify Wast Strams & Charactriz Tratability and Wast Minimization Lss Critical Ara Assssmnt Wast Minimization Program Sction Wast Minimization Committ Computr Srvics Training & Education Sction Oprational Surty Facility Mgrs Oprational Surty Facility Mgrs Training & Education Sction Training & Education Sction Program Sction Procss Wast Assssmnt Tam Wast Minimization Committ Wast Minimization Committ SCHEDULED CBWIPLRIBN 10/8/90 10/25/90 1/15/91 11/25/90 11/29/90 11/29/90 2/1/ /1I I9 1 8/1/9 1 Wast Minimization Committ 811I9 1 Oprational Surty Facility Mgrs1 Training & Education Sction Procss Wast Assssmnt Tam Wast Minimization Committ 811 I9 1 12/1/91 3/92 Procss Wast Assssmnt Tam Procss Wast Assssmnt Tam Plant Wid 12/92 6/93 Ongoing Dlr: /GROUP) RAY R: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN (Igw) May Pag 29

38 ATTACHMENT D-2 WASTE MINIMIZATION COMMllTEE ACTION ITEM RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULED COMPLETION Includ wast minimization in plant poi icy / Managr EH&SP Complt Rviw all EH&SP GOPs and standards and add wast minimization concpts whr appropriat2 Managr EH&SP 7/91 Dvlop a Wast Minimization Program Quality Assuranc Plan2 Managr EH&SP 9/91 Updat functional organization manual to includ wast minimization concpts whr appropriat Managr Human Rsourcs 9/91 Rviwhvis prformanc appraisal Plans to rflct wast minimization objctivs whr appropriat All plant managmnt 9/9 1 Updat all position guids/job dscriptions to includ wast minimization rsponsibilitis whr appropriat 1 All plant managmnt 9/93 Dvlop guidlins for wast minimization program valuation Managr EH&SP 7/91 Prform dtaild procss valuation in tritium handling aras to idntify altrnativs that rduc th amount of tritium ntring th liquid wast stram2 Managr EH&SP 7/91 NOTE: I All position guids ar bing rviwd by Human Rsourcs Training rquirmnts and wast minimization rsponsibilitis will b includd in th rvisd job dscriptions 2 Milston dats wr changd to corrlat with Procss Wast AssssmntNVast Minimization Committ milstons Dlr: (QROUP) RAY Ria: WASTE MlNlMlZATlON PLAN (Igw) May Pag 30

39 AlTACHMENT E WASTE MINIMIZATION METHODS APPLICABLE TO SITE WASTES WASTE TYPE DECONTAM- HOUSEKEEP- MATERIAL PROCESS INVENTORY RECLAIM INATION ING SUBSTITUTION MODIFICATION CONTROL RECYCLE REUSE SEGREGATE Radioactiv Hazardous Battris Contam Soils Excss Chrn ' Excss Paint x Lab Sampls ' Lab Wasts Lad Mrcury Munitions Oxidizrs Paint Thinnr Photo Chmicals Pyrophoric Mt RCRA Mt-Contam Solvnt Rags Solvnts Hydraulic Fluid ~ SolidNonhazard Alum Bv Cans Cardboard Glass Msonry Mtal Offic Papr Old Ful Packg Matrial Usd Oil Wood Mixd Wast x

40 AITACHMENT F WASTE MINIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS Substitut aquous basd dgrasrs for chlorinatd dgrasrs Utiliz tratd industrial wastwatr as mak-up watr for cooling towrs Dvlop computr basd communication systms to liminat papr wast Dvlop closd loop plating bath systms to liminat plating wasts Purchas dry systm vacuum pumps to liminat radioactiv contaminatd oil Evaluat and documnt manufacturing procsss to idntify wast minimization opportunitis Control on-sit stock of chmicals to liminat shlf lif rjcts Utiliz wast xchang to sll xcss chmicals Dlr: IQROUP) RAY Fil: WASTE MINIMIZATION PLAN IIgw) May Pag 32