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Environmental Management System

Managing our effects on the environment

An Environmental Management System is a systematic method for assessing mission activities, determining the environmental impacts of those activities, prioritizing improvements, and measuring results.

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Our Environmental Management System encourages continuous improvement of our environmental performance.

What is the Environmental Management System?

We are committed to protecting the environment while conducting our national security and energy-related missions.

  • It covers every program in the Laboratory
  • It is implemented through people, plans, and processes
  • It integrates with all the long-term planning functions
  • It examines any method by which a program may impact the environment
  • It complies with all environmental regulations

ISO 14001 certification

The Laboratory's approach is based on the International Organization of Standards ISO 14001—Environmental Management Systems. ISO 14001 requires regular independent audits to obtain and maintain certification.

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