Waste Minimization - STD-1128-98master0234

DOE-STD-1128-98

Guide of Good Practices for Occupational Radiological Protection in Plutonium Facilities

The waste minimization program applies to all present and future activities of the

facilities that generate hazardous, radioactive, and/or mixed wastes. Furthermore,

waste minimization is to be considered for all future programs and projects in the

design stages, and should be included in all maintenance and/or construction

contracts.

All managers of facilities or activities that generate hazardous, radioactive, and

mixed waste are responsible for:

Minimizing the volume and toxicity of all radioactive, hazardous, and

radioactive mixed waste generated, to the extent economically practicable

preparing and updating waste minimization plans for their waste-generating

facilities or activities. Small waste generators in a larger facility may be

grouped with others in a facility or activity plan

implementing the facility-specific or activity-specific waste minimization plan

providing input to the organization responsible for waste characterization and

minimization, to support the waste minimization program

communicating waste minimization plans to their employees, and ensuring

that employees receive appropriate training

ensuring that existing system/equipment replacement or modification is

designed and installed to minimize generation of waste

developing new waste minimization strategies, and identifying cognizant staff

for waste minimization communications between facility personnel

identifying new waste generating facilities or activities and significant process

changes to existing facilities or activities to the waste characterization and

waste minimization organization.

Waste volume control, or waste minimization, involves limiting the amount of

material that becomes contaminated, segregating clean and contaminated material,

and prolonging the useful life of equipment and material to minimize replacement.

Sometimes, materials can be completely cleaned so that disposal as sanitary waste

(or refurbishment in clean areas) is an option.

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