Safety Meeting

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ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)
Certification USA Executive Summit
ConferenceJune 2009
Greg Cullen Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy
Northwest, Richland, WA Reliable, affordable,
environmentally responsible power
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Topics

• Approach
• Cost
• Benefits
• Results
• Challenges
• Lessons Learned Keys to Success
• Future Plans
• Questions

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How we did it

• First understand what EMS is, benefits
• Managed as a Project Three-year phase in
• Performed gap analysis
• Developed project plan and obtained buy-in from
  senior leadership
• Built infrastructure for sustainability and
  continual improvement using, enhancing and
  expanding existing systems to include E
• Implemented
• Independent ISO 14001 registration

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How we did it, contd

• Building the infrastructure
• Revise existing environmental policy
• Identify sources of potential environmental
  impact
• Identify roles and responsibilities
• Modify existing procedures and programs, develop
  new ones, with documentation
• Pollution prevention
• Goals and objectives
• Performance indicators
• Internal assessments -gt corrective actions
• Communications and training

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How we did it, contd

• Independent ISO 14001 Registration
• Select credible ISO 14001 registrar
• Initial registration audit
• Identify tasks for long term EMS maintenance and
  continual improvement
• Annual surveillance audits, re-registration audit
  every three years

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Why we went with registration vs.
self-declaration of conformance

• External communication
• Increased attention
• More credible
• Rigorous independent audits
• Periodicity requires sustainable program

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Cost

• Estimated 500k start-up costs over three year
  period
• Contractor support
• Internal audit by independent party
• Registrar and external audit
• Plus level of effort for line support and
  internal commitments
• 0.8 FTE Project Manager/Coordinator
• EMS Reps
• Line support
• After registration must invest in maintenance
• 40K annually plus level of effort from line

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Maintenance and Continual Improvement
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Benefits of an EMS

• Improve regulatory margin
• Promotes continual improvement
• Drive improvement through environmental goal
  setting
• Annual audits keep you in shape
• Demonstrates commitment
• Improved image/press, especially for nuclear
• Employees know organization cares about the
  planet
• Recruiting
• Costs savings and avoided costs so far
• From pollution prevention/waste reduction rough
  estimate 1,500,000

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Results

• Explicit commitment to environmental stewardship
• Employee involvement
• Systematic approach
• Corporate focus

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Challenges

• Start-up Making a big change without a burning
  platform
• Continual Improvement
• Full integration with work planning
• Continual growth in organizational awareness and
  involvement
• Integration of environmental into safety focus

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Challenges, contd

• Measuring your environmental footprint and
  reductions
• Right set of metrics to measure performance and
  whether EMS is effective
• Measuring pollution prevention cost savings
• Always Getting people to do the right thing
  when no one is watching

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Lessons Learned Keys to Success

• Must have top management commitment
• Fully funded project with dedicated project
  manager
• Adequate staffing for environmental programs
• Involve line management through good EMS Reps
• Be methodical, keep it simple, continually
  reinforce
• Take advantage of and integrate with existing
  systems
• Get technical assistance from experienced
  contractor
• Flow it down to contractors

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Lessons Learned Keys to Success, contd

• Dont take baseline compliance for granted
• Dont rely on regulator input or a paper program
  need a strong compliance program and field
  oversight
• Estimated cost to follow up on hazardous waste
  enforcement 750,000
• Environmental safety is part of public health and
  safety

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Future Plans

• Strengthen chemical management
• Increase emphasis on pollution prevention
• Continue to lead, recognize successes, improve
• Help public and government understand
  environmental benefits of nuclear from a
  carbon-free standpoint, and safe, controlled
  storage of nuclear waste
• Promote recycling of used fuel
• Continue to grow nuclear capacity
  whileincreasing renewable portfolio for
  reliable,diverse, clean power

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Take Home Messages

• Integrate environmental stewardship into
  everything you do
• Developing and registering EMS requires
  commitment and investment, but benefits are there
• Learn from others

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QUESTIONS?
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