West Valley Demonstration Project Annual Site Environmental Report Calendar Year 2008

Technical Report · Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/964602· OSTI ID:964602

West Valley Environmental Services LLC ^[1]

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1. (WVES) and URS - Washington Division

Annual Site Environmental Report for the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) for Calendar Year 2008. The report summarizes the calendar year (CY) 2008 environmental monitoring program data at the WVDP so as to describe the performance of the WVDP’s environmental management system (EMS), confirm compliance with standards and regulations, and highlight important programs. Monitoring and surveillance of the facilities used by the DOE are conducted to verify protection of the environment, continual improvement, prevention and/or minimization of pollution, public outreach, and stakeholder involvement. In addition to demonstrating compliance with environmental regulations and directives, evaluation of data collected in 2008 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 Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC30-07CC30000
• OSTI ID: 964602
• Report Number(s): 2008 ASER; R&D Project: None; None; TRN: US0903619
• Resource Relation: Related Information: None
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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