West Valley Demonstration Project Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for Calendar Year 2015

Technical Report · Thu Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1324678· OSTI ID:1324678

Rendall, John D. ^[1]; Steiner, Alison F. ^[1]; Pendl, Michael P. ^[1]; Biedermann, Charles A. ^[1]; Steiner, II, Robert E. ^[1]; Fox, James R. ^[1]; Hoch, Jerald J. ^[1]; Wrotniak, Chester M. ^[1]; Werchowski, Rebecca L. ^[1]

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1. CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC, West Valley, NY (United States)

West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for Calendar Year 2015. The report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project office (DOE-WVDP), summarizes the environmental protection program at the WVDP for calendar year (CY) 2015. Monitoring and surveillance of the facilities used by the DOE are conducted to verify protection of public health and safety and the environment. The report is a key component of DOE’s effort to keep the public informed of environmental conditions at the WVDP. The quality assurance protocols applied to the environmental monitoring program ensure the validity and accuracy of the monitoring data. In addition to demonstrating compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and directives, evaluation of data collected in 2015 continued to indicate that WVDP activities pose no threat to public health or safety, or to the environment.

• Research Organization: West Valley Demonstration Project, West Valley, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• Contributing Organization: CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC; Department of Energy, West Valley Demonstration Project (DOE-WVDP); New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: EM0001529
• OSTI ID: 1324678
• Report Number(s): DOE/ASER--2015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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