Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization

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2.7 Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization

The CCMC strives to reduce the amount of hazardous chemicals and chemical products procured (see

Section 2.1), attempts to find nonhazardous substitutes for environmentally unfriendly chemical products,

and implements the Excess Chemical Program to minimize potential waste and promote resource

reutilization.

The SRS Excess Chemical Program, administered by the CCMC, is designed to accept chemicals and

chemical products from those site facilities which have no immediate use for these materials as a result of

changes in mission. This program avoids the otherwise costly disposal of chemicals and the generation of

hazardous wastes. Most excess chemicals are stored in a central Excess Chemical Warehouse for

disbursement to the site facilities, free of charge to the receiving organization. The CCMC keeps the

inventory information in a database that requestors and buyers can review before processing a chemical

purchase requisition. In the case where a facility's excess chemical inventory is too large, the materials

are left in that facility and marketed "in place."

The Excess Chemical Program saves on acquisition costs and provides the needed chemicals to the onsite

user in a timely manner. If site organizations do not consume the chemicals within a reasonable time

period, then other avenues of disposition are pursued by the CCMC. The chemicals are advertised for

donation to another DOE site through the Energy Asset Disposal System (EADS) program;offered for

donations to state agencies or charitable organizations through state screening programs; offered for sale

on a competitive bid to different companies through the SRS procurement department; sold at a site

auction; or, after all other avenues have been exhausted, declared as waste and disposed of in the

appropriate manner.

SRS has active programs on waste minimization and pollution prevention for operating facilities.

Examples include lead management, ozone depleting substances/refrigerant management, and other

programs. SRS prepares annual regulatory reports on Air Emissions Inventory, EPCRA Tier II Annual

Chemical Inventory, SARA Section 313 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory, etc. to demonstrate progress

in the reduction of hazardous material inventories or releases to the environment.

2.8 Emergency Management

SRS has site-level policies and procedures in place to satisfy the Emergency Management program

requirements from DOE Order O151.1A, Comprehensive Emergency Management System. The Director

of Safeguards, Security and Emergency Services Division manages the Emergency Management Program

at SRS.

The Emergency Services Manager is responsible for implementation of the Savannah River Site

Emergency Plan, which is a collaborative effort between the DOE-SR, WSRC, and the Site Security

contractor. The SRS Emergency Plan lays the foundation for the SRS emergency preparedness program,

provides a coordinated approach to emergency response and mitigation at the site, and meets the

requirements mandated by law and DOE orders. The Emergency Services manager is also responsible for

implementing the Emergency Preparedness Program at SRS and for ensuring that the requirements for

emergency responder training, as identified in 29 CFR 1910.120, are met.

The "SRS Emergency Plan" is implemented through the company-level "SRS Emergency Plan

Emergency Management Procedures Manual," which establishes sitewide programmatic policies,

standards, guidelines and requirements for emergency preparedness.

SRS facilities that contain hazardous materials in quantities that exceed predetermined thresholds will

complete the facility Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessment. These documents are developed and