A life-cycle model approach to multimedia waste reduction measuring performance for environmental cleanup projects

Conference · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10168861

Phifer, Jr, B E ^[1]; George, S M ^[2]

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1. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (US)
2. Roy F. Weston, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (US)

The Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Energy Systems), Environmental Restoration (ER) Program adopted a Pollution Prevention Program in March 1991. The program`s mission is to minimize waste and prevent pollution in remedial investigations (RIs), feasibility studies, decontamination and decommissioning, and surveillance and maintenance site program activities. Mission success will result in volume and/or toxicity reduction of generated waste. The ER Program waste generation rates are projected to steadily increase through the year 2005 for all waste categories. Standard production units utilized to measure waste minimization apply to production/manufacturing facilities. Since ER inherited contaminated waste from previous production processes, no historical production data can be applied. Therefore, a more accurate measure for pollution prevention was identified as a need for the ER Program. The Energy Systems ER Program adopted a life-cycle model approach and implemented the concept of numerically scoring their waste generators to measure the effectiveness of pollution prevention/waste minimization programs and elected to develop a numerical scoring system (NSS) to accomplish these measurements. The prototype NSS, a computerized, user-friendly information management database system, was designed to be utilized in each phase of the ER Program. The NSS was designed to measure a generator`s success in incorporating pollution prevention in their work plans and reducing investigation-derived waste (IDW) during RIs. Energy Systems is producing a fully developed NSS and actually scoring the generators of IDW at six ER Program sites. Once RI waste generators are scored utilizing the NSS, the numerical scores are distributed into six performance categories: training, self-assessment, field implementation, documentation, technology transfer, and planning.

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10168861
• Report Number(s): CONF-930483--10; ON: DE93016234
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120
540220
540320
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200
CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
COMPUTER CODES
DECOMMISSIONING
DECONTAMINATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LIFE CYCLE
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS
MINIMIZATION
N CODES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
REMEDIAL ACTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT