DOE/ORO/2327 Oak Ridge Reservation Annual Site Environmental ...

• changes to approved DOE directives that address safety requirements; and
• new work scope or hazards.
Annual Site Environmental Report
Links to the current set of contractual standards and requirements are maintained on the BJC website.
Additional links are provided for reference to DOE’s directives. The BJC organizational structure,
functional responsibilities, levels of authority, and interfaces for those planning, managing, performing,
and assessing the work are defined in company policies, program plans, program procedures, directives,
and subcontracts, as appropriate.
The BJC QA Organization has a key role in implementing continuous improvement and provides
direct support to program and project teams throughout the company to facilitate integration of QA
requirements into project activities. The BJC QA functional manager is responsible for providing central
leadership, direction, and assessment of the BJC QA Program and for assisting BJC project managers and
subcontract coordinators in verifying that, when required, subcontractors have an adequate QA plan in
place before work is initiated.
BJC senior management is responsible for the leadership and commitment to quality achievement and
improvement within a framework of public, worker, and environmental safety. BJC management also has
the primary responsibility and accountability for the scope and implementation of the BJC QA Program.
BJC personnel are held directly responsible for the quality of their work; line management has final
responsibility for the achievement of quality. BJC personnel have the responsibility to immediately stop
work if an operation or process seriously jeopardizes safety, health, or the environment or if it possesses
imminent life-threatening implications as defined in BJC procedures. These responsibilities are passed
down to subcontractors through language contained in each subcontract and through the Worker Safety
and Health Program Description and Environmental Compliance and Protection Plan.
The BJC QA Program is implemented through management processes, which include training
personnel and verifying their qualifications; identifying opportunities for improvement; controlling
documents and records; and planning, scheduling, and identifying resources.
The quality of items, services, and processes is ensured for subcontracts through the procurement
process by requiring subcontractors to work under the BJC QA Program or to provide a QA plan that
identifies the specific quality requirements applicable to the subcontractor’s scope of work.
Environmental management operations include environmental cleanup, waste management, and
reindustrialization activities. The ultimate success of BJC’s environmental program and projects depends
on the quality of the environmental data collected and used in the decision-making process.
Environmental data operations include the collection, management, use, assessment, retention, and
reporting of such data.
All activities involving the generation, acquisition, and use of environmental data are planned and
documented. The type and quality of the data are determined with respect to their intended use. The data
quality objective process establishes the objectives for data collection and quality. Determining the type
and quality of environmental data needed involves data users as well as personnel responsible for
activities affecting data quality.
Environmental monitoring programs at ETTP incorporate data quality objectives and other quality
assurance protocols through the sampling and analysis plans and the associated laboratory statements of
work (SOW). The monitoring program subject matter expert (SME) and the BJC Sample Management
Office (SMO) collaborate in choosing the most appropriate analytic methodology for both radiological
and non-radiological monitoring. Sample quantitation levels (the concentration at which it is possible to
quantify the concentration within the appropriate level of confidence), screening levels for notification,
analytical methods, and other information necessary to ensure that the data collected is of the appropriate
quality are included in the plans. The SMO and the SME review these criteria with the contracting
laboratories in order to ensure that they are capable of meeting the criteria. If for any reason the
laboratory is unable to meet any of the requested criteria, the SME must determine if the laboratory’s
capabilities are adequate. The appropriate action is then taken to either amend the statement of work or to
send the analytical work to a laboratory capable of meeting the monitoring program needs.
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