Technologies for environmental management : the Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology / Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Radioactive Waste Management.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Science and Technology--Management--Evaluation.

United States.

Hazardous waste site remediation--Technological innovations--Research--United States.

Hazardous waste site remediation.

Radioactive waste sites--Cleanup--Technological innovations--Research--United States.

Radioactive waste sites.

Environmental management--United States.

Environmental management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Department of Energy's Environmental Management Program (DOEEM) is one of the largest environmental clean up efforts in world history. The EM division charged with developing or finding technologies to accomplish this massive task, its Office of Science and Technology (OST), has been reviewed extensively, including six reports from committees of the National Research Council's (NRC's) Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) that have been released since December 1998. These committees examined different components of OST's technology development program, including its decision-making and peer review processes and its efforts to develop technologies in the areas of decontamination and decommissioning, waste forms for mixed waste, tank waste, and subsurface contamination. Gerald Boyd, head of OST, asked the Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) to summarize the major findings and recommendations of the six reports and synthesize any common issues into a number of overarching recommendations.

Contents:

TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Summary

CLARIFY THE ROLE AND MISSION OF OST

PUT DISCIPLINE INTO DECISION MAKING

EXPAND OST'S REACH OUTSIDE DOE

ADDRESS CONSTRAINTS TO TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

1 Introduction

THIS REPORT

BACKGROUND

2 Clarify the Role and Mission of OST

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PRIORITIZATION

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES

3 Put Discipline into Decision Making

FRAMING DECISIONS

Defining Goals

End State Based Methodology

Waste Forms

Flowsheets

Alternatives

Recommendations

MAKING DECISIONS

Documentation and Communication of Results

Independent, External Expert Review

Input from Sites and Users

Transparency

PRIORITIZING NEEDS AND MEASURING RESULTS

4 Expand OST's Reach Outside DOE

RECOMMENDATIONS

5 Address Constraints to Technology Implementation

CONSTRAINTS WITHIN DOE

CONSTRAINTS EXTERNAL TO DOE

Political

Regulatory

The Public

CONCLUSION

Internal to DOE

External to DOE

References

Appendixes

Appendix A List of Recommendations from A Review of Decontamination and Decommissioning Technology Technology Development …

COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING

Appendix B List of Recommendations from Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs: The Department of …

COMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY-OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY'S PEER REVIEW PROGRAM

Linkage of Peer Reviews to Management Decisions

Selection of Projects for Review

Selection of Reviewers

Documentation for Peer Reviews

Addressing the Backlog of Peer Reviews

Evaluation and Improvement Mechanisms

OST's Organizational Structure and Leadership.

Potential Applications of Peer Reviews in OST

Appendix C List of Recommendations from An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental …

COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEANUP OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE IN TANKS IN THE DOE WEAPONS COMPLEX

Appendix D List of Recommendations from The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of …

COMMITTEE ON MIXED WASTES

General

Waste Characterization

Treatment Technologies

Waste Form Characterization and Performance Assessment

Regulatory Guidelines

Appendix E List of Recommendations from Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminants

COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEANUP OF SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANTS IN THE DOE WEAPONS COMPLEX

Setting Technology Development Priorities

Improving Overall Program Direction

Overcoming Barriers to Deployment

Addressing Budget Limitations

Appendix F List of Recommendations from Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Office …

COMMITTEE ON PRIORITIZATION AND DECISION MAKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Consultants

Importance of a Central RD&amp

D Function

Balancing Research with Development and Demonstration

Site Baseline Remediation Functional Flowsheets

Technical Alternatives to Baseline Remediation Functional Flowsheets

Independent External Reviews

OST's Institutional Environment Affects Customer Interactions, Relevance to Site Needs, and Deployment

Top-Level Strategic Planning and Goals

Use of a Structured Decision-Making Process

Industrial RD&amp

D Decision-Making Practices Applicable to OST

Specific Methodologies

Project Selection and Evaluation Criteria.

Procurement of Externally Demonstrated Technologies

Project Monitoring

Cost Estimates

Exploratory Development

Appendix G Acronyms And Abbreviations

Appendix H Organizational Structure of Relevant Parts of the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management as ….

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45).

ISBN:

9786610209965

9780309184434

0309184436

9781280209963

1280209968

9780309562881

0309562880

OCLC:

228110674