Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 2011

Technical Report · Fri Sep 28 04:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1060667· OSTI ID:1060667

Duncan, Joanne P. ^[1]; Fritz, Brad G. ^[1]; Tilden, Harold T. ^[1]; Stoetzel, Gregory A. ^[1]; Stegen, Amanda ^[1]; Barnett, J. Matthew ^[1]; Su-Coker, Jennifer ^[1]; Moon, Thomas W. ^[1]; Ballinger, Marcel Y. ^[1]; Dirkes, Roger L. ^[1]; Opitz, Brian E. ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The PNNL Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 2011 was prepared pursuant to the requirements of Department of Energy (DOE) Order 231.1B, "Environment, Safety and Health Reporting" to provide a synopsis of calendar year 2011 information related to environmental management performance and compliance efforts. It summarizes site compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws, regulations, policies, directives, permits, and orders and environmental managemePacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), one of 10 national laboratories supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, provides innovative science and technology development in the areas of energy and the environment, fundamental and computational science, and national security. DOE’s Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO) is responsible for PNNL oversight in Richland, Washington, as well as facilities in Sequim, Seattle, and North Bonneville, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. This site environmental report provides a synopsis of ongoing environmental management performance and compliance activities conducted during 2011. The report addresses the operations occurring on PNNL’s Richland campus, which includes PNSO’s PNNL Site facilities and Battelle-owned and -leased facilities. The report includes a description of the PNSO Site and setting; addresses compliance with all applicable DOE, federal, state, and local regulations; documents environmental monitoring efforts and status; presents potential radiation doses to staff and the public in the surrounding area; and data quality assurance methodsnt performance.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1060667
• Report Number(s): PNNL--21787
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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