CARLSBAD, N.M. - EM’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) recently presented sustainability awards to employees for continuous improvement efforts that include working toward a goal of becoming paperless in a portion of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) operations.
A team from AECOM, the parent company of Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), the WIPP management and operations contractor, launched a database in the Integrated Data Center earlier this year that streamlined the WIPP waste confirmation process.
The database, in concurrence with the use of electronic records, allowed for the reduction of printed pages per WIPP waste shipment from an average of 400 to five. EM uses the database to perform management reviews. It’s considered a key to maintaining sustainability at WIPP.
CBFO recognized employees for their design and programming support, including NWP software developers Jim Morrison and Ray McGinnis; AECOM regulatory environmental services waste confirmation team members Adam Ray, Jeremy Nelson, Renee Romo, Ken Urquidez, Jennifer Martinez, Aran Quintela, and John Haschets; and CBFO EM management review team members Dan Standiford, Norma Castaneda and Andy Walker.
The team expects to implement the use of electronic signatures - the final step for the program to become fully paperless - this year.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
