A Regulatory Compliance Plan for Decommissioning a Sodium Phosphate Manufacturing Plant
Date of Award
11-23-2004
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy And Management
First Advisor
John Hill
Keywords
Chemical plants, Safety measures, Compliance, Compliance plan, Decommissioning, Environmental engineering, Handbooks, manuals, Phosphate industry, Safety measures, Plant closure, Plant shutdowns, United States, Planning, Project planning, Regulatory requirements, Salvage, Sodium pho
Abstract
Sodium phosphates are a class of chemicals that have been widely employed in commercial and consumer applications. However, declining use of these chemicals due to environmental concerns has lead to restructuring within the industry that has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, reduction of sodium phosphate production capacity. Closure of a sodium phosphate manufacturing plant necessitates decommissioning and decontamination activities that are subject to a variety of federal, state, and local regulations. A compliance plan was developed to provide a blueprint for ensuring that all federal regulatory requirements are met, however, site dependent state and local requirements were excluded. The compliance plan provides a framework that addresses project team formation and project planning, regulatory requirements, identification of affected processing equipment, plant pre-shutdown activities, waste stream identification and waste management facilities, safety, training, and emergency preparedness planning, and project decommissioning remedial actions. This regulatory compliance plan will enable sodium phosphate plant operators to complete decontamination and decommissioning work in a timely, efficient, compliant, and cost effective manner.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Schnauber, Otto, "A Regulatory Compliance Plan for Decommissioning a Sodium Phosphate Manufacturing Plant" (2004). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 137.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/137