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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
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. Cancelled 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
cancelled Directives.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. DOE Elements.
(1) Except as noted in paragraph 3c, this Order applies to
all DOE elements listed on Attachment 1 that are
responsible for the management and operation of the
Department’s facilities, including elements of the
National Nuclear Security Administration and power
administrations.
The Administrator of NNSA shall assure that NNSA
employees comply with their respective
responsibilities under this Order.
(2) 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 2, 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 ofthis Order to other than site/facility
management contracts will be communicated separately
from this Order.
(3) The office identified in paragraph 5d 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 thecontractor’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, Office of
Counterintelligence, Departmental Representative to
the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of
Economic Impact and Diversity, Energy Information
Administration, Office of General Counsel, Office of
Inspector General, Office of Intelligence, Office
of Policy and International Affairs, Office of
Hearings and Appeals, 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 SustainableEnvironmental Stewardship
Goals found in Attachment 3.
(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. Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, 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.
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 3.
(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 Environment, Safety and Health 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 Environment, Safety and Health.
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 Environment,
Safety and Health (ES&H).
(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 3.
(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. CONTACT. For assistance contact the Office of Environmental
Policy and Guidance at 202-586-7870.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
CLAY SELL
Deputy Secretary
ATTACHMENT 1
DOE ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH DOE O 450.1 IS APPLICABLE
DOE O 450.1 is applicable to the following organizations and all
sites under their purview:
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Office of Environment, Safety and Health
Office of Environmental Management
Office of Fossil Energy
Office of Human Capital Management
Office of Management
National Nuclear Security Administration
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology
Office of Security and Safety Performance Assurance
Office of Science
Office of Legacy Management
Office of Energy Assurance
Southeastern Power Administration
Southwestern Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration
ATTACHMENT 2
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 3; 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 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.
14. 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.
ATTACHMENT 3
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 2c 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)
• 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 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 and 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—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.
STRATEGIES—
• 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.