Improving the environment : an evaluation of DOE's environmental management program / National Research Council. Committee to Evaluate the Science, Engineering, and Health Basis of the Department of Energy's Environmental Management Program.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management.

United States. Department of Energy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Evaluation of DOE's environmental management program

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addresses remedial action and waste management problems that the DOE and the nation face. This book evaluates the DOE's environmental management program in four areas: regulatory measures, organization and management, priority-setting, timing and staging, and science and technology.

Contents:

Improving the Environment

Copyright

PREFACE

Contents

PART I SYNTHESIS REPORT

Introduction

PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S LEGACY

FUNDAMENTAL PRECEPTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Risk Associated with the Program

Cost of the Program

Length of the Program

Science and Technology in the Program

Environmental Mission or Environmental Ethic?

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S NOTABLE INITIATIVES

Research and Development Initiative

Contractor Relations

Budgeting Process

Public Participation

Principal Recommendations

RESULTS NEEDED NOW

Responsible Stewardship

Land-Use Planning

INCENTIVES, METRICS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

GOALS AND PRIORITIES

Establishing a System for Setting Priorities

Need for More-Specific Goals

Attributes of a Priority-Setting System

Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Focus Areas

National Laboratories, Universities, and Industry: Partnerships and Competition

REGULATORY MEASURES

External Regulation

Overcoming Regulatory "Obstacles"-Using Existing Flexibility

Streamlining Regulatory Measures

Lead Regulator

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: SEARCHING FOR CONSENSUS TO ACHIEVE CREDIBILITY

REFERENCES

PART II EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES

Our Approach to Evaluating Regulatory Measures

Regulation of DOE's Environmental Management Program

DOE AS AN EXTERNALLY REGULATED ENTITY

SELF-REGULATION

DOE ORDERS

MULTIPLE REGULATORS

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

POSSIBLE COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS

Residual-Risk Regulation and National Cleanup Standards

Cost Effectiveness and Risk Considerations

Overall Findings and Recommendations

STREAMLINING THE REGULATORY PROCESS

RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP

REFERENCES.

Appendix Various Perspectives on DOE's Environmental Management Program

PART III PRIORITY-SETTING TIMING, AND STAGING

Current Realities and Historical Context

An Inclusive System

Implementation of a Priority-Setting System

RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO PRIORITY-SETTING

INCENTIVES, METRICS, AND FEEDBACK

BUDGETING

PERSONNEL

CONTRACTING

Criteria for Setting Priorities

USING RISK

Tools

Conclusions

Appendix One Approach

PART IV UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FACING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PROBLEMS IN CORRECTING THE LEGACY

Findings and Recommendations

GENERAL GUIDANCE

TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION

Policy

THE VISION

GOALS

PROCESS

Technology Selection and Development

CUSTOMER NEEDS

FOCUS AREAS

DECISION PROCESS FOR SELECTING CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT MODEL

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

ROLE OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Technology Utilization

Appendix Previous Studies

PART V INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Internal Management and Contractor Relations

LEADERSHIP

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

MANAGEMENT TOOLS

INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES

Integration of Science and Technology into the EM Program

Lessons from Industrial Environmental Management Programs

Integration of Science and Technology into the Community-Relations Process

APPENDIX A CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

PROPOSED NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FORA

PRIORITY SETTING.

TIMING AND STAGING OF ACTIVITIES

TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS

APPENDIX B WORKSHOP AGENDAS

APPENDIX C BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SYNTHESIS SUBCOMMITTEE

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIORITY SETTING, TIMING AND STAGING

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND ...

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ...

APPENDIX D BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON WORKSHOP SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS

EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES WORKSHOP

PRIORITY SETTING, TIMING AND STAGING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP ON UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND HEALTH IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610192199

9781280192197

1280192194

9780309596688

0309596688

9780585143347

058514334X

OCLC:

559275448