NDE environmental, safety and health activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

There has been a dramatic increase in environmental protection concerns over the last few decades. This has resulted in an extensive Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES H) effort within the Department of Energy and at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The Laboratory has made a number of Lab-wide commitments to assure that it's environmental policy is properly implemented: The Laboratory will comply fully with local, county, state, and federal regulations and DOE orders; all employees will be trained to understand their environmental obligations and the potential impacts of their activities on the environment; waste minimization will be a part of every new and ongoing project that produces hazardous, mixed, or radioactive waste; and the laboratory will cooperate fully with regulators and communicate openly with the community on environmental issues. The numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning safety, health and the environment affect all aspects of the Laboratory's operations, from the office to the laboratory. Some of the principal regulations controlling the Laboratory's operations are listed in this paper. 2 tabs.