A strategic vision for Department of Energy environmental quality research and development / Committee on Building a Long-Term Environmental Quality Research and Development Program in the Department of Energy, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Building a Long-Term Environmental Quality Research and Development Program in the Department of Energy.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy.

United States.

Environmental quality--Research--United States.

Environmental quality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Academies' National Research Council undertook this study in response to a request from the Under Secretary of Energy to provide strategic advice on how the Department of Energy could improve its Environmental Quality R&D portfolio. The committee recommends that DOE develop strategic goals and objectives for its EQ business line that explicitly incorporate a more comprehensive, long-term view of its EQ responsibilities. For example, these goals and objectives should emphasize long-term stewardship and the importance of limiting contamination and materials management problems, including the generation of wastes and contaminated media, in ongoing and future DOE operations.

Contents:

A Strategic Vision

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

Conclusion

1 Introduction

DOE's R&D Portfolio

Process statement of Task

Study Process

Organization of Report

2 The Department of Energy's (DOE) Environmental Quality Mission

DOE's EQ Responsibilities

EQ Budget and R&D Funding

Scope of DOE's EQ Mission

Addressing Environmental Contamination At DOE Sites

Managing DOE Wastes, Spent Nuclear Fuels, and Nuclear Materials

Disposing of DOE Wastes, Spent Nuclear Fuels, and Nuclear Materials

DOE's EQ Challenges

Topical Breadth of DOE's EQ Mission

Temporal Breadth of DOE's EQ Mission

3 A Long-Term Vision For Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development

Important Functions of An Effective EQ R&D Portfolio

Criteria To Evaluate The adequacy of the EQ R&D Portfolio

Principal Elements of An Effective EQ R&D Portfolio

Extending The EQ R&D Portfolio Beyond DOE

Meeting DOE's Long-Term EQ R&D Needs

4 Achieving and Maintaining The Long-Term Vision For Environmental Quality Research and Development

R&D Portfolio Management Process

Institutional Mechanisms

5 The Level of Investment in Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development

Defining the Goals and Objectives of the EQ Mission

Balancing R&D Investments with Other Important EQ Needs

Determining an Appropriate Level of R&D Investment

References

Appendixes

A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

B Participants List and Agenda for August Workshop

C Summary of Previous Reviews of DOE ’ s Environmental Quality Research and Development Portfolio

D Descriptions of DOE ’ s Environmental Quality Technical Categories

E Descriptions of Related Research and Development Programs

F Annotated Bibliography of Selected Recent National Research Council Reports

G List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-112).

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610184620

9780309183123

030918312X

9781280184628

1280184620

9780309565431

030956543X

OCLC:

923269419