Environmental audit: West Valley Demonstration Project
This report documents the results of the Environmental Audit of West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) located in West Valley, New York. The WVDP Environmental Audit was conducted from July 29 through August 16, 1991, by the Office of Environmental Audit (EH-24). This Audit evaluated environmental programs and activities at WVDP as well as the overall environmental management system. The scope of the Environmental Audit was comprehensive, addressing environmental media and Federal, state, and local regulations, with the exception of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Also addressed were DOE Orders, WVDP 1989 ES&H Assessment Action Plan, formalized facility or program operating procedures, and BMPS. The technical disciplines addressed by the Audit were: Air; Surface Water; Soils, Sediment and Biota; Groundwater; Waste Management; Toxic and Chemical Materials; Radiation; Quality Assurance; and Inactive Waste Sites. In addition, the Audit included a review of environmental management programs within the West Valley Project Office (WVPO). West Valley Nuclear Services (WVNS), and Subcontractor organizations. The effectiveness of environmental monitoring programs was a major component of the review conducted within each technical discipline.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Environmental Audit
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10120071
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EH-0236; ON: DE92007501; NC: NONE
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jan 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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WEST VALLEY PROCESSING PLANT
COMPLIANCE AUDITS
ENVIRONMENT
MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
VITRIFICATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
GROUND WATER
SURFACE WATERS
SOILS
SEDIMENTS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
DECONTAMINATION
MINIMIZATION
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES