Environmental Compliance

ATL supports U.S. Government agencies that generate and manage radioactive and hazardous material, and the public and worker health and safety issues that result from this management. We also support government contractors and private sector organizations in the area of environmental regulatory compliance. Our expertise in environmental policy, regulations, and compliance includes the following examples:

• Waste projection analyses
• Analysis and evaluation of disposal capacity in view of site and waste radiological characteristics
• Environmental site assessments and NEPA EIS work
• Development of chemical and environmental assumptions used for high-level waste characterizations and evaluations
• Preparation of independent cost analyses for specific projects to support budget formulation, strategic planning, identification of opportunities for privatization, and performance measurement development and execution
• Legislative and regulatory analysis
• Waste characterization and disposition
• Site characterization and cleanup
• Business case and technical policy assessments of materials recovery and recycling
• Integrated strategic planning, budgeting, and management system support

ATL conducts “gap analyses" designed to identify where our customers may not conform to the ISO 14001 standard; where they are not in compliance with federal, state, or local regulations; or where they are not using the “Best Engineering Practices” or accepted industrial standards in conducting their environmental management. For those organizations that choose to seek certification to the ISO 14001 standard, ATL can provide assistance in selection of an EMS registrar to perform certification audits. 

Our team keeps an organization in compliance with existing and upcoming regulatory obligations. Regulatory compliance entails tracking, auditing, and constant vigilance to avoid violations. With the advent of risk-based decision-making, flexible requirements, and negotiable standards, compliance support presents a substantial opportunity for cost savings while minimizing risk. ATL has broad-based and field-tested multidisciplinary experience with compliance auditing and permitting, and can offer your organization a full range of compliance support services.

Environmental audits are diagnostic tools used to assess and evaluate the state of environmental activities in the workplace. They provide information on the effectiveness of prevention activities and indicate areas where action needs to be taken. ATL provides environmental audits for the following areas:

ATL has expertise and experience in helping our customers develop environmental strategies for managing sites that generate wastes. Our staff has established pollution prevention programs under the most difficult circumstances (including multi-site research laboratories), has performed site characterization and remedial studies, and has designed and installed remedial systems. We currently are specializing in helping DOE clients conform to the requirements that call for the establishment of beryllium management programs at their sites. Our experience allows us to design large-volume data management systems and the means to retrieve and display meaningful data representations.