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

Annual Site Environmental Report
addition, the new plant will require less water and fewer chemicals because it uses reverse osmosis
for water purification. As of the end of December, the project is 95% complete overall and on track to
turn over the new plant to Operations in the spring of 2010.
• Complex Command Center—Building on the success of the Jack Case and New Hope centers, Y-12
is moving forward with plans for an additional third-party-financed facility. The Complex Command
Center (CCC) will consolidate Y-12’s emergency services within Y-12’s Property Protected Area.
The proposed CCC will house the fire department, the plant shift superintendent’s office, the
technical support/emergency operations center, and emergency management support. These functions
are now scattered throughout the site in aging, outmoded facilities. The project has registered with the
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and is working towards achieving a Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating, and quite possibly Gold, depending on how
many points are ultimately accepted post-occupancy by USGBC.
• Uranium Process Facility (UPF)—The UPF (Fig. 4.2), cornerstone of Y-12’s modernization
strategy, is proposed to replace current enriched uranium and other processing operations. This
involves a new, fully modernized manufacturing facility optimized for safety, security, and
efficiency. It would be the only facility of its type in the United States.
Fig. 4.2. Uranium Process Facility conceptual image.
4.2 Environmental Management System
As part of B&W Y-12’s commitment to environmentally responsible operations, Y-12 has
implemented an environmental management system (EMS) based on the rigorous requirements of the
globally recognized International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001-2004 (ISO 2004).
4.2.1 Integration with Integrated Safety Management System
The Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) is the DOE’s umbrella of environment, safety,
and health (ES&H) programs and systems that provides the necessary structure for any work activity that
could potentially affect the public, a worker, or the environment. B&W Y-12’s ISMS has incorporated the
elements of the ISO 14001 EMS in the overall umbrella of ISMS for environmental compliance, pollution
The Y-12 National Security Complex 4-3