April 2007 P2 Conference Call

26 April 2007

1\. Earth Day 2007/P2 Star Awards/White House Closing the Circle Awards
-- Beverly Whitehead, 202-586-6073,
[**Beverly.Whitehead@eh.doe.gov**](mailto:Beverly.Whitehead@eh.doe.gov)

The 37^th^ anniversary of Earth Day was observed at DOE during the week
of April 16 with the following events at Headquarters:

Volunteer Day: DOE volunteer programs were featured;

Green Fair: local vendors displayed and explained green products for the
home;

DOE: Headquarters' offices displayed program information; and

P2 Star Award Program: Mike Kilpatrick, representing HS-1, emceed the P2
Star Awards program for PSOs.

*Congratulations to these P2 Star Award recipients*:

-   Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex (2 awards)

-   Sandia National Laboratories/NM

-   Sandia National Laboratories/CA

-   Brookhaven National Laboratory

-   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

-   HQ Chief Information Officer, Property Management Division, and
    Office of Procurement Assistance and Policy

and to these P2 Star Honorable Mentions

\- National Renewable Energy Laboratory

\- Savannah River Site

\- Los Alamos National Laboratory

\- HQ Office of Health, Safety, and Security.

\[Additional information is available in the attachment and at
<http://www.hss.energy.gov/nuclearsafety/nsep/p2//> \]

*Congratulations to these winners of White House Closing the Circle
Awards*:

-   Brookhaven National Laboratory

-   Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

-   HQ Green Team

-   HQ Interagency Sustainability Working Group

> and these Closing the Circle Honorable Mentions
>
> \- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>
> \- Y-12 Site Office
>
> \- HQ Offices of Health, Safety, and Security; Management; and Energy
> Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

**2. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Earth Week Celebration** **--**
Tom McGeachen, 609-243-2948, <tmcgeach@pppl.gov>

The PPPL 11-person Earth Week team created a full range of activities
including displays; a United States Green Building Council-New Jersey
Chapter event at a local Whole Foods Store which raised \$5,000.00 and
displayed the market's green activities; "Cradle to Cradle" displays of
green office furniture; climate change presentation; and the PPPL "Green
Machine" Awards program. Furniture featured in the "Cradle to Cradle"
displays had to meet three criteria:

1\. environmentally responsible,

2 ergonomically correct, and

3\. durable.

PPPL will continue its "Doing common things uncommonly well usually
brings Success" Earth Day theme throughout the year.

**3. Sandia National Laboratories/NM Earth** **Day** -- Morgan Gerard,
505-844-0863,

megerar@sandia.gov

The Earth Day team at Sandia consisted of staff from the P2, EMS, and
energy management programs. A speech by Dr. Paul MacCready, a "virtual
house" that displayed ideas for making homes more energy and water
efficient, and the awarding of the 2006 Energy Conservation Contest
Award winners were the highlights of the day. Building 750 received the
contest's Gold Award for reducing its energy by 20.3%.

Over 800 people visited the Earth Day displays and 350 people attended
the speech. Sandia is considering repeating this summer the recent
Australian experience of turning off all lights for one hour.

4\. Brookhaven National Laboratory Celebrates Earth Week -- Peter
Pohlot, 631-344-5660, <pohlot@bnl.gov>

Brookhaven celebrated Earth Day for a full week with activities that
included environmental displays, an environmental speaker, hybrid
vehicles display, and awarding the Brookhaven 2007 Environmental
Stewardship Awards. "Your Environment" awards were also presented to
children from local elementary schools for creating environmental
posters.

Other events that were quite popular were the environmental pledge tree
that demonstrated how small changes in daily life can make an
environmental impact, the office supply swap, and the environmental
vendor fair. One of the interactive displays at the fair was an energy
wheel---a hand crank generator that allowed people to experience how
long it took them to turn on a regular light bulb versus a CFL light
bulb.

5\. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Observes an Earth Week --
Katherine Gabor 925-422-9790,
[**gabor2@llnl.gov**](mailto:gabor2@llnl.gov)

Livermore's traditional, large, outdoor Earth Expo Event to celebrate
Earth Day in April and the Lab's Environment, Safety, and Health Fair
held in June were too close in time to ensure maximum vendor and
organization participation so the Earth Day celebration this year was
scaled back. The Earth Day theme, "Caring for the Environment at Home
and at Work," was the message conveyed via handouts and flyers available
over 4-days at two main cafeterias. The distributed materials showed how
the energy efficient and environmentally protective actions people take
in their homes can transfer to their work space as well.

**6. Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy,
and Transportation Management** -- Jane Powers, 202 586-7301,
<Jane.Powers@hq.doe.gov>; Jeff Eagan, 202 586 4598
<Jeff.Eagan@hq.doe.gov>; Steve Woodbury**,** 202-586-4371,
<Steven.Woodbury@eh.doe.gov>

Jane reported on a recent inter-agency meeting called to review the
instructions issued with EO 13423 and determine what topics warranted
guidance development. At this point, guidance is expected to be created
for the following topics:

\- conformance of EMS to the requirements of the EO,

\- incorporation of the multi-year goals of the EO in EMS,

\- incorporation of the EO goals and objectives in EMS, and

\- EMS annual review and updating.

In a discussion as to who should receive the EO training required by the
EO, Ed Pinero (the Federal Environmental Executive) indicated that all
staff should receive the training. This would reduce the stove-piping
that could occur in implementing the EO because many of the requirements
of the EO are spread over different organizations within agencies. EPA
will take the lead on developing the EO training.

Jane also reported that DOE will re-affirm that its solid waste
diversion goals are actually facility goals as identified and
implemented through EMS.

Jeff announced the creation of an EMS coordination group, the
Environmental Management System Assistance Network (EMSAN). The
objective of EMSAN is to serve as the DOE principal focal point to
provide cross functional support for EMS coordination and information
exchange. Both federal and contractor personnel working with EMS are
invited to participate.

The first EMSAN conference call will be from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT on
Monday, April 30th. The Meet-Me call-in number is 301-903-9198; the
confirmation number is 174803.

Steve indicated that the EMSAN call would touch on at least these
topics:

\- the new requirements of the EO and how they can be folded into O
450.1, Environmental Protection Program, and M 450.4-1, Integrated
Safety Management System Manual, and

\- a brief, one-page survey on the degree to which the sustainable
practices of the EO are already incorporated in EMS.

7\. Federal Environmental Symposium /DOE Workshop -- Beverly Whitehead,
202-586-6073,
[**Beverly.Whitehead@eh.doe.gov**](mailto:Beverly.Whitehead@eh.doe.gov)

The Federal Environmental Symposium, sponsored by the Office of the
Federal Environmental Executive, will be held June 4-6 at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) campus. The symposium is free to Federal
employees and support contractors.

Advance registration is required
(<http://www.fedcenter.gov/calendar/conferences/symposium2007/registration/>)
and hotels in the area are filling up fast. Please give me a call if you
are having difficulty locating a hotel.

The DOE Workshop on June 7 will be held at the Headquarters Building
from 9 AM to 3 PM. The Workshop topics are DOE implementation of EO
13423 and the awarding of the P2 Star Awards to the recipient sites.

Please let me know if you will be attending the Federal Environmental
Symposium and the DOE Workshop.

8\. Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign / Federal Electronics
Challenge (FEC) -- Jeff Eagan, 202 586 4598
[**Jeff.Eagan@hq.doe.gov**](mailto:Jeff.Eagan@hq.doe.gov)

For the second year in a row, DOE won the Agency Award in the
Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC) thanks to the 18
facilities that recycled or reused 650,000 pounds of electronic
equipment over a 6-month period.

Congratulations to the Idaho National Laboratory and the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve Office who received ERRC site awards.

The FEC awards will be announced in early May and will be awarded at the
Federal Environmental Symposium.

9\. Pantex Moratorium Pilot Project Protocol Update -- Craig Snider, 806
477 5906, <csnider@pantex.doe.gov>

The protocol for the Pantex pilot project should be submitted to
Headquarters on 26 April; it will be made available to other sites as
soon as HQ concurs on it.

Attachment

# Department of Energy 

# 2007 Pollution Prevention Star Award Winners

**[Department of Energy Headquarters]{.underline}**

**Office of the Chief Information Officer, Property Management Division,
and Office of Procurement and Assistance Policy**\
*DOE Headquarters Electronics Stewardship Program*\
Recognizes DOE Headquarters leadership in developing and
institutionalizing sustainable electronics stewardship practices.

**[National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)]{.underline}**

**Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex**\
[*EMS-Driven Continual Improvement to Streamline the Kathene Waste
Management
Process*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=115)\
This EMS-driven continual improvement used a life cycle approach to
reduce wastes, streamline operations to improve efficiency, and reduce
the compliance liabilities, paperwork, labor, and cost of managing and
disposing waste.

**Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex**\
[*Expanding Use of Alternative Fuels in Y-12
Vehicles*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=108)\
Y-12 personnel aggressively expanded the use of bio-based alternative
fuels to reduce the use of non-renewable natural resources and the
nation\'s dependence on petroleum products

**Sandia National Laboratories - New Mexico**\
[*HERMES III Waste Minimization Practices/ Waste
Minimization*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=204)\
Extensive efforts in this facility, including minimizing the use of
hazardous chemicals, extending the life of the de-ionized (DI) resin
beds, reusing and modifying test hardware, and reducing the needs of
Sulfur Hexafluoride process gas, substantially reduce waste volume and
avoid over \$250,000 annually.

**Sandia National Laboratories - California (SNL/CA)**\
[*Unique Approaches and Techniques Resulting in Rapid and Effective EMS
Implementation at
SNL/CA*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=92)\
The SNL/CA EMS core team uses several unique approaches and techniques
to efficiently and effectively implement and certify its EMS.

**[Office of Science]{.underline}**

**Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)**\
[*Environmental Stewardship: Expanding the Envelope of the BNL
Environmental Management System through Voluntary
Participation*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=183)\
Through its voluntary participation in the EPA PTrack and NPEP programs,
Brookhaven National Laboratory has realized a 90% reduction in onsite
PCB inventory, a 40% reduction in mercury, greater than 35 tons of
CFC-11 equivalent have been removed from service, restoration of 42
acres of property to natural forest conditions, and a 34% reduction in
radioactive emissions from the production of radioisotopes.

**Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)**\
[*PNNL Pollution Prevention
Activities*](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=171)\
In fiscal year (FY) 2006, the Laboratory identified pollution prevention
related avoidances of \$4,159,500 and approximately 13,450 kilograms of
hazardous waste.

**[Honorable Mentions]{.underline}**

**National Renewable Energy Laboratory:** [Science & Technology Facility
on NREL\'s South Table Mountain
Site](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=209)

**Office of Health, Safety, and Security:** Department of Energy Early
and Continuing Promotion of Biobased Products

**Los Alamos National Laboratory: Green Primaries:**
[Environmentally-Friendly Primary
Explosives](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=156)

**Savannah River Site:** [Chemical Management
Center](http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/NSEP/p2/data_entry/reports/d_accomp_ro.aspx?id=101)