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DOE O 450.1
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U.S. Department of Energy ORDER
Washington, D.C. DOE O 450.1
Approved: 1-15-03
Review Date: 1-15-05
Chg 1: 1-24-05
Chg 2: 12-7-05
Admin Chg 1: 1-3-07
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM
1. OBJECTIVES. To implement sound stewardship practices that
are protective of the air, water, land, and other natural and
cultural resources impacted by Department of Energy (DOE)
operations and by which DOE cost effectively meets or exceeds
compliance with applicable environmental; public health; and
resource protection laws, regulations, and DOE requirements.
This objective must be accomplished by implementing Environmental
Management Systems (EMSs) at DOE sites. An EMS is a continuing
cycle of planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving
processes and actions undertaken to achieve environmental goals.
These EMSs must be part of Integrated Safety Management Systems
(ISMSs) established pursuant to DOE P 450.4, Safety Management
System Policy, dated 10-15-96.
2. CANCELLATION. DOE O 5400.1, General Environmental
Protection Program, dated 11-9-88 and DOE N 450.4, Assignment of
Responsibilities for Executive Order 13148, Greening the
Government through Leadership in Environmental Management, dated
2-05-01. Cancellation of a Directive does not, by itself, modify
or otherwise affect any contractual obligation to comply with the
Directive. Canceled Directives that are incorporated by
reference in a contract remain in effect until the contract is
modified to delete the references to the requirements in the
canceled Directives.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. DOE Elements.
(1) Except as noted in paragraph 3c, this Order applies to all
DOE elements that are responsible for the management and
operation of the Department’s facilities, including elements of
the National Nuclear Security Administration and power
administrations. (Go to
http://www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/reftools/org-list.pdf for the
current listing of Departmental elements. This list
automatically includes all Departmental elements created after
the Order is issued.)
(2) The Administrator of NNSA will assure that NNSA employees
comply with their respective responsibilities under this Order.
Nothing in this Order will be construed to interfere with the
NNSA Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of
Public Law (P.L.) 106-65 to establish Administration specific
policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary.
(3) Where ISMSs are not applicable, DOE elements must ensure the
implementation of EMSs. These DOE elements must interpret all
references to ISMSs within this Order to mean EMSs.
b. DOE Contractors.
The Contractor Requirements Document (CRD),
Attachment 1, sets forth requirements of this Order
that will apply to contractors responsible for the
management and operation of the Department-owned
facilities whose contracts include the CRD.
(1) This CRD must be included, as appropriate, in all
site/facility management contracts involving activities
associated with the use, storage, disposal and transportation of
waste; emissions to air; discharges to water; and management of
cultural and other natural resources.
(2) This Order does not apply to other than site/facility
management contracts. Any application of any requirements of
this Order to other than site/facility management contracts will
be communicated separately from this Order.
(3) The office identified in paragraph 5.d. is responsible for
notifying the contracting officer of which contracts are
affected. Once notified, the contracting officer is responsible
for incorporating the CRD into each affected contract via the
laws, regulations, and DOE directives clause of the contract.
(4) As the laws, regulations, and DOE directives clause states,
regardless of the performer of the work, a contractor with the
CRD incorporated into its contract is responsible for compliance
with the requirements of the CRD. An affected contractor is
responsible for flowing down the requirements of this CRD to
subcontracts at any tier to the extent necessary to ensure the
contractor’s compliance with the requirements.
c. Exclusions.
(1) Activities conducted under the authority of the Director,
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, as described in Executive Order
12344 and set forth in Public Laws 98-525 and 106-65.
(2) Activities conducted by the Bonneville Power Administration
as authorized by Delegation Order No. 00-033.00A.
(3) Activities conducted by the Office of the
Secretary, Chief Information Office, Office of
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board, Office of Economic Impact
and Diversity, Energy Information Administration,
Office of General Counsel, Office of Hearings and
Appeals, Office of Inspector General, Office of
Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Office of
Policy and International Affairs, Office of Public
Affairs, and Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
4. REQUIREMENTS.
a. General Requirements. All DOE elements must ensure that
site ISMSs include an EMS that does the following.
(1) Provides for the systematic planning, integrated execution,
and evaluation of programs for—
(a) public health and environmental protection,
(b) pollution prevention (P2), and
(c) compliance with applicable environmental protection
requirements.
(2) Includes policies, procedures, and training to identify
activities with significant environmental impacts, to manage,
control, and mitigate the impacts of these activities, and to
assess performance and implement corrective actions where needed.
(3) Includes measurable environmental goals, objectives, and
targets that are reviewed annually and updated when appropriate.
b. Integration of an EMS into ISMS. As part of integrating
EMSs into site ISMSs, DOE elements must do the following.
(1) Consider the following for inclusion as applicable:
(a) conformity of DOE proposed actions with State Implementation
Plans to attain and maintain national ambient air quality
standards,
(b) implementation of a watershed approach for surface water
protection,
(c) implementation of a site-wide approach for groundwater
protection,
(d) protection of other natural resources including biota,
(e) protection of site resources from wildland and operational
fires, and
(f) protection of cultural resources.
(2) Promote the long-term stewardship of a site’s natural and
cultural resources throughout its operational, closure, and post-
closure life cycle.
(3) Reduce or eliminate the generation of waste, the release of
pollutants to the environment, and the use of Class I ozone-
depleting substances (ODS) through source reduction including
segregation and substitution, re-use, recycling, and sustainable
development, and by procuring environmentally preferable
products and services, pursuant to the DOE P2 and Sustainable
Environmental Stewardship Goals found in Attachment 2.
(4) Ensure the early identification of, and appropriate response
to, potential adverse environmental impacts associated with DOE
operations, including, as appropriate, preoperational
characterization and assessment, and effluent and surveillance
monitoring.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES. All DOE elements, as specified in
paragraph 3a of this Order, are responsible for implementing the
requirements specified in paragraph 4. Corporate
responsibilities for management of environment, safety and health
assigned to DOE elements are delineated in Section 9 of DOE M
411.1-1C, Safety Management Functions, Responsibilities, and
Authorities Manual, dated 5-22-01. Specific responsibilities for
implementing this Order are set forth below.
a. Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, in coordination
with other DOE elements, must do the following.
(1) Develop or revise, as needed, existing DOE environmental
protection directives, policies, guidance, requirements, and
procedures to—
(a) provide guidance to Program Secretarial Offices (PSOs) and
field organizations for ensuring site ISMSs provide for EMSs that
promote the protection of the environment, efficient compliance
with environmental requirements, and enhanced environmental
performance in the conduct of DOE operations (guidance must
include instruction for integration of EMS self-assessment
requirements into ISMS self-assessment protocols); and
(b) maximize the use of safe alternatives to, evaluate present
and future uses of, and disseminate information regarding
successful efforts to phase out ODS.
(2) Serve as the Agency Environmental Executive pursuant to
Executive Order 13101, “Greening the Government Through Waste
Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition,” with
responsibility for—
(a) coordination, in conjunction with the Office of Management,
Budget and Evaluation, of environmental programs relating to
waste prevention, recycling, and acquisition;
(b) preparation of annual corporate reports on the Department’s
progress in implementing Executive Order 13101 and Executive
Order 13148, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in
Environmental Management” based on input from Departmental
elements; and
(c) submission of the reports indicated in paragraph 5a(2)(b)
above to the Office of Management and Budget, the Council on
Environmental Quality, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) Serve as Department of Energy primary liaison, as
appropriate, with other Federal agencies and
national and international standards bodies, on
environment, safety and health standards to—
(a) review environment, safety and health
requirements, standards, guides, and codes
developed by other Federal agencies and
national and international standards bodies
applicable to Department of Energy activities
and
(b) coordinate appropriate review and comment, if
applicable, by affected Departmental
elements.
b. Program Secretarial Officers, the Administrator for the
National Nuclear Security Administration, Administrators for
Power Administrations, and DOE Operations/Field/Site Office
Managers must assess implementation of EMSs as a component of the
implementation of DOE O 226.1, Implementation of Department of
Energy Oversight Policy, dated 9-15-05.
c. Program Secretarial Officers, the Administrator for the
National Nuclear Security Administration, and Administrators for
the Power Administrations, in addition to the requirements in
paragraph 5b, must do the following.
(1) Ensure that by December 31, 2005, all sites under their
purview have implemented the management system requirements of
this Order.
(2) Request through the annual Departmental budgetary process,
the funding and resources needed for implementing the
requirements of this Order and funding to address findings and
recommendations from oversight and self-assessment activities
conducted in accordance with DOE O 226.1.
(3) Ensure sites under their purview include site-specific goals
in their ISMS that contribute to the accomplishment of DOE P2 and
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals found in
Attachment 2.
(4) Ensure sites under their purview develop and implement cost-
effective P2 programs that use life-cycle assessment concepts and
practices in determining program return-on-investment (ROI).
(5) Evaluate on an annual basis P2 nominations from sites under
their purview, select “best in class” nominees, and transmit the
nominating information to the Office of Health, Safety and
Security for submittal to the White House’s “Closing the Circle
Awards” program.
(6) Ensure sites under their purview monitor progress toward
meeting the requirements of paragraph 4b(3) of this Order, and
make such information available annually to the Office of
Health, Safety and Security.
d. DOE Operations/Field/Site Office Managers, in addition to
the requirements in paragraph 5b and in coordination with their
reporting sites and PSOs, must do the following.
(1) Report by December 31, 2005, to the Cognizant Program
Secretarial Officer the status regarding whether the EMS
requirements of DOE O 450.1 have been integrated into ISMSs by
site contractors.
(2) Ensure contractors with approved ISMS descriptions update
the ISMS descriptions, as necessary, to include the EMS
requirements of this Order.
(3) Obtain, as appropriate, local community advice relevant to
aspects of Executive Order 13101; Executive Order 13221, “Energy
Efficiency Standby Power Devices”; Executive Order 13123,
“Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management;”
Executive Order 13148; and Executive Order 13149, “Greening the
Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency,”
through new or existing outreach programs.
(4) Incorporate, where appropriate, environmentally and
economically beneficial landscape practices into all new
landscaping programs, policies, and practices for facilities
under their purview, in furtherance of compliance with Executive
Order 13148.
(5) Where appropriate, ensure implementation of centralized
procurement and distribution programs (e.g., pharmacy) for
purchasing, tracking, distributing, and managing materials with
toxic or hazardous content at facilities under their purview.
(6) Conduct operational assessments, such as pollution
prevention opportunity assessments, of site operations to
identify opportunities for source reduction including material
segregation and substitution, recycle/reuse, or other P2
projects. Based on the results of these assessments, implement
cost-effective P2 projects, using life-cycle assessment concepts
and practices in determining ROI.
(7) Ensure site annual budgetary processes include the funding
and resources needed to implement this Order, including P2
program implementation and monitoring.
(8) Notify the Director, Office of Strategic Materials, Office
of Legacy Management as to the type and quantity of ODS
transferred to the Department of Defense (DoD) ODS Reserve.
(9) Monitor progress toward meeting the requirements of
paragraph 4b(3) of this Order, and make such information
available annually to the Office of Health, Safety and Security.
(10) Develop and implement a program and procedures to maximize
the use of safe alternatives to ODS whereby—
(a) procurement of Class I ODS for all nonexcepted uses is
discontinued by December 31, 2010, consistent with Executive
Order 13148, and
(b) coordination is conducted within DOE and with DoD, as
appropriate, before disposal of ODS removed or reclaimed from
equipment (including disposal as part of a contract, trade, or
donation), and for situations in which the recovered ODS is a
critical requirement for DoD missions, the DOE facility transfers
the ODS to DoD.
(11) Consider P2 in the specification and acquisition of
departmental supplies to cost effectively maximize procurement of
recycled content and biobased content materials, and other
environmentally preferable products.
(12) Coordinate all acquisitions with the Department’s “Green
Acquisition Advocates” established pursuant to Acquisition Letter
AL-2002-05, dated 07/10/02.
(13) Comply with the requirements of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA or Title III of Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986), 42 U.S.C. 11001, and
the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 13101, et seq.
(14) Conduct environmental monitoring, as appropriate, to support
the site’s ISMS, to detect, characterize, and respond to releases
from DOE activities; assess impacts; estimate dispersal patterns
in the environment; characterize the pathways of exposure to
members of the public; characterize the exposures and doses to
individuals, to the population; and to evaluate the potential
impacts to the biota in the vicinity of the DOE activity.
(15) Ensure the analytical work supporting environmental
monitoring is implemented using—
(a) a consistent system for collecting, assessing, and
documenting environmental data of known and documented quality;
(b) a validated and consistent approach for sampling and
analysis of radionuclide samples to ensure laboratory data meets
program-specific needs and requirements within the framework of a
performance-based approach for analytical laboratory work; and
(c) an integrated sampling approach to avoid duplicative data
collection.
(16) Ensure contractor ES&H self-assessment programs are
established within the framework of DOE O 226.1 and continue to
be effective.
(17) Ensure, through the annual ISM review process [established
pursuant to DEAR 970.5223-1 (e)] that contractor ES&H performance
objectives, performance measures, and commitments include
appropriate environmental elements based on the environmental
risks, impacts of activities at the site and established
Departmental P2 and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals
found in Attachment 2.
(18) Determine which contracts are affected by the requirements
of this Order and ensure that the CRD is incorporated into only
those contracts for which it is appropriate.
e. Office of Independent Oversight must evaluate the
effectiveness of DOE Headquarters and field organization
implementation of the requirements of this Order.
f. Office of Human Capital Management, in coordination with
other DOE elements, must develop or revise existing DOE
directives, policies, and documents to accomplish the following.
(1) Include, as appropriate, training on environmental
requirements and EMSs in the standard senior-level management
training for program managers, contracting personnel, procurement
and acquisition personnel, facility managers, and other
personnel.
(2) Include, as appropriate, the successful implementation of
EMSs in the position descriptions and performance evaluations for
Senior Executive Service and career Headquarters managers and
operations/field/site office managers.
g. Office of Management, in coordination with other DOE
elements, must develop or revise existing DOE directives,
policies, and documents to accomplish the following.
(1) Ensure DOE’s personal property management policies and
procedures preclude the Department’s disposal of ODS without
prior coordination with DoD.
(2) Ensure procurement policies and procedures encourage the
Department’s acquisition of recycled-content and biobased-content
materials, and other environmentally preferable products and
services.
(3) Ensure incorporation of planning and management requirements
for historic property and environmental management pursuant to
Section 3 (b)(vi) of Executive Order 13327, “Federal Real
Property Asset Management.”
h. Office of the Chief Financial Officer, in coordination with
other DOE elements, must develop or revise existing DOE
directives, policies, and documents to accomplish the following:
(1) Reference DOE P2 and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
Goals in the Department’s strategic and annual performance plans
required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
(2) Ensure that requests for funding to implement the
requirements of this Order, made by PSOs are considered in the
formulation of DOE’s annual budget request.
i. Director, Office of Legacy Management, must, in addition to
their PSO responsibilities in paragraphs 5b and 5c, coordinate
with other DOE elements and DoD to dispose of critical Class I
ODS.
6. NECESSITY FINDINGS STATEMENT. In compliance with Sec. 3174
of Pub. L. 104-201 (42 USC 7274 note), DOE hereby finds that this
Order is necessary for the protection of human health and the
environment or safety, fulfillment of current legal requirements,
and conduct of critical administrative functions.
7. CONTACT. For assistance, contact the Office of Nuclear
Safety and Environment at 202-586-7870.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
CLAY SELL
Deputy Secretary
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT
DOE O 450.1, Environmental Protection Program
Regardless of the performer of the work, contractors with this
Contractor Requirements Document (CRD) incorporated into their
contracts are responsible for (1) compliance with the
requirements of the CRD and (2) flowing down the requirements of
the CRD to subcontracts at any tier to the extent necessary to
ensure the contractors’ compliance with the requirements.
This CRD requires contractors to integrate numerous
environmentally related requirements already placed on it by
existing statutes, regulations, and policies through the use of
an Environmental Management System (EMS) incorporated into an
Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS). EMS requirements
must be addressed in the contractor’s ISMS which must be
submitted for DOE review and approval under DEAR 970.5223-1,
Integration of environment, safety, and health into work planning
and execution.
Contractors must:
1. General Requirements. Ensure their integrated safety
management systems (ISMSs) include environmental management
systems (EMSs) that do the following.
(a) Provide for the systematic planning, integrated execution,
and evaluation of programs for—
(1) public health and environmental protection,
(2) pollution prevention (P2), and
(3) compliance with applicable environmental protection
requirements.
(b) Include policies, procedures, and training to identify
activities with significant environmental impacts, to manage,
control, and mitigate the impacts of these activities, and to
assess performance and implement corrective actions where needed.
(c) Include measurable environmental goals, objectives, and
targets that are reviewed annually and updated when appropriate.
2. Integration of an EMS into ISMS. As part of integrating
EMSs into their ISMSs, do the following.
(a) Consider the following for inclusion as applicable:
(1) conformity of DOE proposed actions with State Implementation
Plans to attain and maintain national ambient air quality
standards,
(2) implementation of a watershed approach for surface water
protection,
(3) implementation of a site-wide approach for groundwater
protection,
(4) protection of other natural resources including biota,
(5) protection of site resources from wildland and operational
fires, and
(6) protection of cultural resources.
(b) promote the long-term stewardship of a site’s natural and
cultural resources throughout its operational, closure, and post-
closure life cycle;
(c) reduce or eliminate the generation of waste, the release of
pollutants to the environment, and the use of Class I ozone-
depleting substances (ODS) through source reduction including
segregation and substitution, re-use, recycling, and sustainable
development, and by procuring environmentally preferable products
and services, pursuant to the DOE P2 and Sustainable
Environmental Stewardship Goals found in Attachment 2; and
(d) ensure the early identification of, and appropriate response
to, potential adverse environmental impacts associated with DOE
operations, including as appropriate, preoperational
characterization and assessment; and effluent and surveillance
monitoring.
3. Update approved ISMS descriptions as necessary to include
EMS requirements of this CRD. Report to DOE
operations/field/site office managers within 12 months after
insertion of this CRD into the contract on the status of
implementation of appropriate management system elements of this
CRD.
4. Assist the Department in meeting its requirements and in its
efforts to obtain, as appropriate, local community advice
relevant to aspects of Executive Order 13101, “Greening the
Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal
Acquisition;” Executive Order 13221, “Energy Efficiency Standby
Power Devices;” Executive Order 13123, “Greening the Government
Through Efficient Energy Management;” Executive Order 13148,
“Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental
Management;” and Executive Order 13149, “Greening the Government
Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency.”
5. Assist the Department in meeting its requirements under
Executive Order 13148 by ensuring, where appropriate,
implementation of centralized procurement and distribution
programs (e.g., pharmacy) for purchasing, tracking, distributing,
and managing materials with toxic or hazardous content at
facilities under their purview.
6. Incorporate, where appropriate, environmentally and
economically beneficial landscape practices into all new
landscaping programs, policies, and practices for facilities.
[See requirements placed on Federal agencies in Executive Order
13148, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in
Environmental Management.”]
7. Monitor progress toward meeting the requirements of
paragraph 2c above and make such information available annually
to the DOE operations/field/site office.
8. Consider P2 in the specification and acquisition of supplies
to cost effectively maximize procurement of recycled-content and
biobased-content materials, and other environmentally preferable
products and services. As appropriate, all acquisitions must be
coordinated with the DOE operations/field/site office “Green
Acquisition Advocate.” [See Acquisition Letter AL-2002-05, dated
07/10/02]
9. Conduct operational assessments, such as pollution
prevention opportunity assessments, of site operations to
identify opportunities for source reduction including material
segregation and substitution, recycle/reuse, or other P2
projects. Based on the results of these assessments, implement
cost-effective P2 projects, using life-cycle assessment concepts
and practices in determining return-on-investment.
10. Conduct environmental monitoring, as appropriate, to support
the site’s ISMSs, to detect and characterize releases from DOE
activities; assess impacts; estimate the dispersal patterns in
the environment; characterize the pathways of exposure to members
of the public; and characterize the exposures and doses to
individuals, and to the population; and to evaluate the potential
impacts to the biota in the vicinity of the DOE activity.
11. Ensure the analytical work supporting environmental
monitoring is implemented using—
(a) a consistent system for collecting, assessing, and
documenting environmental data of known and documented quality;
(b) a validated and consistent approach for sampling and
analysis of radionuclide samples to ensure laboratory data meets
program-specific needs and requirements within the framework of a
performance-based approach for analytical laboratory work; and
(c) an integrated sampling approach to avoid duplicative data
collection.
12. Develop and implement a program and procedures to maximize
the use of safe alternatives to ODS whereby—
(a) the procurement of Class I ODS for all nonexcepted uses is
discontinued by December 31, 2010 [See Executive Order 13148],
and
(b) disposal of ODS removed or reclaimed from equipment
(including disposal as part of a contract, trade, or donation) is
coordinated within DOE and with DoD, and for situations in which
the recovered ODS is a critical requirement for DoD missions, the
facility transfers the ODS to DoD.
13. Assist the Department with its requirement under Executive
Order 13148 by meeting reporting and planning requirements under
the Emergency Planning and Community
14. Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA or Title III of Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986), 42 U.S.C. 11001, and
the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 13101.
15. Assist the Department with its requirement under Executive
Order 13327, “Federal Real Property Asset Management”, Section
3(b)(vi), by ensuring incorporation of planning and management
requirements for historic property and environmental management.
POLLUTION PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
GOALS
1. PURPOSE.
a. To establish Department of Energy (DOE) goals that
advance the pollution prevention and environmental
management system provisions of DOE O 450.1,
Environmental Protection Program, and Executive Orders
13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in
Environmental Management, and 13101, Greening the
Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and
Federal Acquisition.
b. To supersede the pollution prevention leadership goals
expiring in 2005.
c. To integrate pollution prevention and sustainable
environmental stewardship into DOE operations as a cost-
effective business practice that will:
(1) reduce environmental hazards,
(2) protect environmental resources,
(3) avoid pollution control costs, and
(4) improve operational capability and mission
sustainability.
2. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES.
The Department herein establishes five performance-based P2
and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship goals that are to
be achieved by DOE sites through the integration of P2 into
environmental management systems pursuant to DOE 450.1 and
its Contractor Requirements Document (CRD). The
accompanying strategies for achieving the P2 and Sustainable
Environmental Stewardship goals are to be considered for
inclusion in sites’ environmental management systems, as
applicable or otherwise appropriate. DOE sites are also to
consider mission performance and life-cycle costs when
selecting specific strategies for achieving the P2 and
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship goals.
3. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
Measure progress towards meeting the requirements of
paragraph 4b(3) of this Order and section 2(c) of the CRD,
and make such information available annually to the Agency
Environmental Executive pursuant to sections 5c(6) and 5d(9)
of this Order and section 7 of its CRD.
GOAL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
THROUGH WASTE PREVENTION
OBJECTIVE Reduce environmental hazards, protect environmental resources,
minimize life-cycle cost and liability of DOE programs, and maximize operational
capability by eliminating or minimizing the generation of wastes that would otherwise
require storage, treatment, disposal, and long-term monitoring and surveillance (i.e., future environmental legacies).
STRATEGIES
• Establish operational assessments (OAs), such as pollution prevention
opportunity assessments, of waste generating activities, as objectives and measurable
targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
• Based on OAs, establish objectives and measurable targets in site EMSs for
the prevention, reduction, reuse and recycling of waste streams generated at sites.
• Identify resources needed to implement this pollution prevention goal and
site-specific objectives and targets in site annual budgetary processes.
• Participate in voluntary environmental partnership programs (e.g., National
Waste Minimization Program, Waste Wise, National Environmental Performance
Track, etc.) where there is a programmatic benefit from doing so (community
outreach, technology transfer, regulatory incentives, etc.).
GOAL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
THROUGH REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES
OBJECTIVE Reduce environmental hazards, protect environmental resources,
minimize life-cycle cost and liability of DOE programs, and maximize operational
capability by eliminating or minimizing the use of toxic chemicals and associated
releases of pollutants to the environment that would otherwise require control,
treatment, monitoring, and reporting.
STRATEGIES
• Establish operational assessments (OAs), such as pollution prevention
opportunity assessments, of activities using toxic chemicals, as objectives and
measurable targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
• Based on OAs, establish objectives and measurable targets in site
EMSs for minimizing the use of toxic chemicals, and reducing associated
releases of pollutants to the environment (air, water, soil, biota).
• Identify resources needed to implement this pollution prevention
goal and site-specific objectives and targets in site annual budgetary processes.
• Participate in voluntary environmental partnership programs
(e.g., Adopt Your Watershed, Climate Leaders, Green Engineering, National
Environmental Performance Track, etc.) where there is a programmatic benefit from doing so (community outreach, technology transfer, regulatory incentives, etc.).
GOAL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
OBJECTIVE Reduce environmental hazards, conserve environmental
resources, minimize life-cycle cost and liability of DOE programs, and maximize
operational capability through the procurement of recycled-content, biobased-content
and other environmentally preferable products thereby minimizing the economic
and environmental impacts of managing toxic by-products and hazardous wastes
generated in the conduct of site activities.
STRATEGIES
• Establish environmentally preferable purchasing objectives and measurable
targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
• Green Purchasing
– Specify environmentally preferable products* in the acquisition of site
supplies and services.
– Procure the following environmentally preferable products, when
available, affordable and effective:
• Environmental Protection Agency-designated recycled-content products
• Department of Agriculture-designated biobased-content products
• EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program acceptable
substitutes for ozone-depleting substances
• cleaning products certified by GreenSeal, a U.S. standard setting and
environmental labeling organization (www.greenseal.org) and/or EPA-designated
green cleaning products (www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/cleaners/select)
* Products that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the
environment when compared with competing products that serve the same
purpose, including materials that result in no waste, less waste or less toxic
waste across the entire life-cycle.
• Federal Electronics Challenge
– Specify a preference for environmentally preferable electronics qualified
]through the Electronic Procurement Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
or its successor, in the solicitation and acquisition of desktop computers,
notebooks, and monitors.
– Utilize the EPEAT network to identify specific models of desktop
computers, notebooks and monitors certified by manufacturers and vendors
as environmentally preferable and listed according to three tiers of ascending
environmental performance and order of preference—bronze, silver, and gold
(www.epeat.net).
• Operate a vehicle fleet that is the most environmentally preferable
possible while meeting performance, cost-effectiveness and regulatory demands.
– Utilize API-rated re-refined oil, retread truck tires, antifreeze/engine
coolant recyclers, water recycling/reclamation vehicle wash facilities, and
biobased lubricants, fuels and degreasers/cleaners.
– Utilize alternative fuel (clean air) vehicles.
• Identify resources needed to implement this pollution prevention goal and
site-specific objectives and targets in site annual budgetary processes.
• Participate in voluntary environmental partnership programs
(e.g., FEC “Partner”) where there is a programmatic benefit from doing so (community
outreach, technology transfer, regulatory incentives, etc.).
GOAL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
THROUGH INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN
PROGRAM PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL DESIGN
OBJECTIVE Reduce environmental hazards, conserve environmental and energy
resources, minimize life-cycle cost and liability of DOE programs, and maximize
operational capability by incorporating sustainable environmental stewardship in
the commissioning of site operations and facilities.
STRATEGIES
• Establish sustainable environmental stewardship objectives and measurable
targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
• Green Building
– Apply sustainable building design criteria when planning and constructing new
facilities or modifying existing facilities to optimize life-cycle costs, reduce pollution,
minimize energy consumption, conserve water, and enhance indoor air quality,
worker safety and productivity.
– Utilize resources available through the following Federal and DOE Energy
Management Programs (FEMP/DEMP) to assist in the development of green buildings
that are life-cycle cost-effective, and meet mission and functional performance needs:
o FEMP New Building Design Project Assistance
o FEMP New Construction Project Assistance
o DEMP Retrofit Project Assistance
o DEMP Energy Management Model Program Assistance
– Utilize the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Building for
Environmental and Economic Sustainability (tool for selecting cost effective,
environmentally preferable building construction products)
(www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html).
– Include sustainable design and development criteria in built-to-lease
solicitations.
– Include a preference for buildings meeting sustainability provisions of
the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED™) Green Building Rating System, the Green Buildings Initiative’s Green
Globes assessment and rating tool, the Whole Building Design Guide, or the American
Society for Testing and Materials’ Standard Guide for the General Principles of
Sustainability Relative to Buildings (ASTM E2432) in solicitations and selection
criteria for acquiring leased buildings.
– Retire inefficient building equipment on an accelerated basis where
replacement results in lower life-cycle costs (reduced energy and water consumption,
and waste generation).
• Green Chemistry
– Participate in the EPA/DOE sponsored Laboratories for the 21st Century
(Labs21) voluntary program dedicated to improving the environmental performance a
nd stewardship of U.S. laboratories through the design of chemical products and
analytical processes that reduce or eliminate the use and/or generation of
hazardous substances.
– Establish operational assessments (OAs), such as pollution prevention
opportunity assessments, of laboratory activities, as objectives and measurable
targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
– Based on OAs, establish objectives and measurable targets in site EMSs
for:
o development and utilization of more environmentally benign solvents and
solvent-less systems that reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous solvents;
o design of analytical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the
use and/or generation of hazardous substances;
o application of Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria in the operation
of laboratory facilities.
• Green Landscaping
– Implement cost-effective, sustainable landscape design and management
practices to reduce adverse impact to the natural environment and native
ecological systems.
– Utilize EPA GreenScapes environmentally beneficial landscaping methods
to reduce waste and energy usage, conserve water, and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. (www.epa.gov/greenscapes).
• Identify resources needed to implement this sustainable environmental
stewardship goal and site-specific objectives and targets in site annual budgetary
processes.
GOAL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
THROUGH POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL RECYCLING
OBJECTIVE
STRATEGIES
Protect environmental resources, minimize life-cycle cost of DOE
programs, and maximize operational capability by diverting materials suitable
for reuse and recycling from landfills thereby minimizing the economic and
environmental impacts of waste disposal and long-term monitoring and
surveillance.
• Establish post-consumer material recycling objectives and measurable
targets in site environmental management systems (EMSs).
• Recycle office paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastics, and glass.
• Recycle spent oil, hydraulic fluid, lubricants, and solvents.
• Recycle construction and demolition debris.
– Reuse demolition rubble (concrete, brick, and other masonry) on-site by
crushing the material to stone for grading, laying utilities, and building roads,
driveways and parking areas. Pulverize and reuse gravel asphalt and sub-base.
– Utilize the General Services Administration Construction Waste Management
Database to identify recyclers of 15 commonly-recycled construction and
demolition debris such as concrete, asphalt, masonry, metal, plastic, and
wood (cwm.wbdg.org).
• Recycle empty, non-refillable, high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
plastic pesticide product containers.
– Utilize the Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC), a non-profit organization
that collects and recycles professional end-users’ containers of EPA registered
pesticide products to include agricultural, turf, forestry, vegetative management,
specialty pest control, adjuvants, crop oils,
and surfactants (www.acrecycle.org).
• Collect spent toner cartridges and batteries for remanufacturing.
• Federal Electronics Challenge - Recycle computers, monitors and
peripheral information technology electronics.
– Extend the useful lifespan of computers through software upgrades;
enable power management capabilities, and
– Utilize the recycling services available through the following sources
as an environmentally compliant means for disposition of end-of-life electronics:
o Environmental Protection Agency Recycling Electronics and
Asset Disposition (READ) Services Government Wide Acquisition Contract
(www.epa.gov/oam/read/index.htm), or
o Department of Justice UNICOR Electronic Recycling Program
(www.unicor.gov/recycling), or
o General Services Administration Federal Supply Service Multiple Award
Schedule 899, Reclamation, Recycling, and Disposal Services, or
o Recyclers that are members, in good standing, of one or more of the
following professional associations:
· International Association of Electronic Recyclers
· Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
· National Recycling Coalition
· Electronic Industries Alliance
• Recycle surplus commodities and by-products.
– Utilize material exchange programs such as Recycler’s World
Network (www.recycle.net) and the DOE Materials Exchange Network
(wastenot.er.doe.gov) to transfer unwanted materials to alternate users.
• Identify resources needed to implement this pollution prevention
goal and site-specific objectives and targets in site annual budgetary processes.