Waste Management and Pollution Prevention

 

EMS staff has prepared numerous waste management related plans including waste minimization plans, waste certification plans and site treatment plans (STP) for compliance with the requirements of the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct) for mixed waste.

· Preparing waste characterization plans, including sampling and analyses, H&S, QA/AC, and RPP as applicable

· Reviewing, validating and interpreting waste characterization data, including radiological data

· Designating waste as low-level, hazardous, mixed, high level, tru or sanitary based on characterization data and applicable Federal and State laws and regulations as well as disposal site Waste Acceptance Criteria

· Preparing exemption request packages for disposal of DOE low-level and mixed waste at commercial facilities

· Assessing and optimizing waste management practices and promoting pollution prevention awareness

· Assessing and providing verification of compliance with DOE Order 435.1 as applicable

· Providing field HazCating and evaluating/optimizing disposition options of laboratory chemical and radiological waste

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EMS IN ACTION

One of the most challenging tasks faced by EMS staff members was the disposition of thousands of mixed waste vials and jars containing radioactive biological matter preserved in organic solvents and acids.

 

Our staff developed innovative and cost-effective procedures to characterize the waste streams. These procedures enabled our client to ship the waste off-site at a much lower cost and in time to avoid equity issues related to shipment of mixed waste between various states.

 

The successful implementation of an EMS-developed and managed waste minimization program achieved a volume reduction of more than 60% of low-level D&D waste and $1.6 million savings in waste disposal costs.