Hanford Site waste minimization and pollution prevention awareness program plan, May 1991. [Contains glossary]

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5786616

The purpose of this plan is to establish the Hanford Site Waste Minimization Program. The plan specifies activities and methods that will be employed to reduce the quantity and toxicity of wastes generated at the site. A waste minimization program is an organized, comprehensive, and continual effort to systematically reduce waste generation. The Hanford Site Waste Minimization Program is designed to eliminate or minimize pollutant releases to all environmental media from all aspects of the site's operations and offers increased protection of public health and the environment. These efforts also yield the following additional benefits: reduce waste management and compliance costs; reduce resource usage; improve product yields; reduce or eliminate inventories and releases of hazardous chemicals reportable under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act''; and reduce or eliminate civil and criminal liabilities under environmental laws. The program reflects the goals and policies for waste minimization of this organization and represents an ongoing effort to make waste minimization part of the site's operating philosophy. In accordance with DOE policy, a hierarchical approach to waste management has been adopted and is applied to all types of waste. 11 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5786616
• Report Number(s): DOE/RL-91-31; ON: DE91014684
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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