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Committed to Environmental Compliance and Protection Through Implementation of an Environmental Management System

UCOR is committed to responsible practices and being good stewards of the environment. This commitment captures the intent of UCOR’s environmental policy, which is in turn the foundation for all other elements of its Environmental Management System (EMS). UCOR’s corporate environmental policy states:

“UCOR is committed to incorporating sound environmental management and protection considerations in all its business decisions, work processes, and activities that are part of our U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contract. The environmental policy provides a framework for setting environmental objectives and includes a commitment to continually improve the environmental performance of our operations. Our commitment to protect and sustain human, natural, and cultural resources is inherent in our mission to complete environmental cleanup safely with reduced risks to the public, workers and the environment.

UCOR implements an EMS as part of its existing Integrated Safety Management System. Using a graded approach appropriate for a closure and remediation contract, the EMS incorporates performance goals and provides a unified strategy for the management and protection of natural resources, the control and attenuation of risks, the prevention of pollution, the acquisition of environmentally preferable products and services, and the establishment and attainment of all environmental, safety and health requirements. UCOR works continuously to improve our EMS and environmental performance and to communicate and reinforce this policy to our internal and external stakeholders.”

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In order to achieve this, UCOR has elected to maintain an EMS program under the framework ISO 14001 as a best management practice. This approach adheres to the following principles:

  • Leadership Commitment—Integrate responsible environmental practices into project operations.
  • Environmental Compliance—Comply with all applicable environmental regulations and standards.
  • Environmental Stewardship—Minimize the effects of our operations on the environment through a combination of source reduction, recycling, and reuse; sound waste management practices, including Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization.
  • Partnership/Stakeholder Involvement—Maintain partnerships through effective two-way communications with our customer and other stakeholders.

Visit POL-UCOR-007, Environmental Management and Protection Policy, to view UCOR’s complete policy. For more details related to UCOR’s environmental performance and compliance status, visit the latest version of the Oak Ridge Reservation Annual Site Environmental Report.

Significant Environmental Aspects

  • Air emissions
  • Stormwater discharges
  • Waste generation
  • Releases to the facilities/land/soil/surface water
  • Releases to or pumping of groundwater
  • Pollution prevention/waste minimization
  • Sanitary wastewater discharges
  • Wastewater discharges
  • Land use changes

Other Environmental Aspects

  • Cultural/historic preservation
  • Wildlife/habitat/endangered species
  • Energy/fuel use
  • Aquatic resource alteration
  • Water use
  • Environmental noise
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