West Valley Demonstration Project Annual Site Environmental Report Calendar Year 2009

Technical Report · Fri Sep 17 04:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/988679· OSTI ID:988679

The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for Calendar Year 2009. The report, prepared by 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) 2009. 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 by the DOE ensure the validity and accuracy of the monitoring data. In addition to demonstrating compliance with environmental regulations and directives, evaluation of data collected in 2009 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; USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC30-07CC30000
• OSTI ID: 988679
• Report Number(s): 2009 ASER
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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