PAI Specialties
WASTE MANAGEMENT

General:

An effective waste management program that includes eliminating, recycling, and reducing wastes can significantly reduce your operating costs and liability exposure. Waste management integrates a combination of components—planning, characterization, source reduction, treatment, recycling, disposal, and affirmative procurement—to develop a cost-effective "cradle-to-grave" program.

Specific Areas of Expertise:
Hazardous Wastes
Solid Wastes
Wastewater
Air Emissions
Waste Energy
Spills and Leaks
Waste Characterization
Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
Pollution Prevention
Audits and Surveillances

Examples:

 
Radioactive Waste Acceptance Program (RWAP) for Nevada Test Site (NTS)

PAI provided support services in the areas of quality assurance and hazardous materials transportation regulations, including review of generator applications to ship low-level waste to NTS; audits and surveillance of waste generator facilities; review of waste generator laboratory service acquisition; and coordination, development, and maintenance of RWAP instructions. BACK TO MENU
 
Environmental Restoration Radioactive Waste Management at DOE/OR Sites

PAI provided waste management support for hazardous, radioactive, TSCA, and mixed waste generated as part of remedial actions and decontamination and decommissioning activities. PAI also prepared NEPA documentation to support Pond Waste Management Off-Site shipment. Activities included waste shipment support, and preparation of integrated waste management plans and cost estimates. BACK TO MENU
 
Temporary Storage Area (TSA) Operation, Weldon Spring Site (WSS)

The TSA is a 15-acre RCRA-type facility designed to store the bulk wastes excavated from the WSS quarry, which was used to store radioactively and chemically contaminated materials. PAI oversees the operation of the TSA which includes safe handling, transport, characterization, segregation, placement, and storage of quarry-contaminated soils and debris, pending final characterization and placement in the long-term disposal facility.  BACK TO MENU
 
Hazardous Chemical Inventories (HCIs) for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

PAI evaluated HCIs at military reservations by performing surveys of buildings and grounds. The surveys were conducted in accordance with the Environmental Compliance Assessment System and state and local regulations. BACK TO MENU
 
Waste Minimization Assessment for Reactor Areas at DOE/SR

PAI assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of the management and operating contractor's waste minimization activities. BACK TO MENU
 
Waste Characterization and Certification Program at DOE/OR

PAI supported development of uniform waste characterization, certification, and acceptance criteria for DOE facilities. PAI also prepared an assessment plan to evaluate and document the overall quality and effectiveness of the M&O contractor's Waste Certification Program. BACK TO MENU
 
Sitewide Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Survey for Fort Campbell, Kentucky

PCB materials were suspected in equipment throughout the base. By performing record reviews and sampling and analysis, PAI determined the PCB content of sites and equipment in more than 400 facilities. BACK TO MENU
 
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management at DOE/SRS-WSRC

PAI engineers worked along with the Washington Savannah River Company LLC (WSRC) Systems Engineering and Integration Group to complete the Liquid Waste Operations Optimization Study. The goal of the study was to identify a minimum of 15% cost reduction in the net annual operating budget. Duties included research, identification, and documentation of cost reduction opportunities and associated strategies. BACK TO MENU
 
Waste Management for the NASA/Ames Research Center (ARC)

PAI manages the Hazardous Waste Management Program, and is responsible for collecting, packaging, transporting, and disposing of hazardous waste for the entire ARC Site. PAI also maintains a database that tracks waste pickup and monitors costs. BACK TO MENU