Title 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

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

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations Series The compass series Compass series (Washington, D.C.) 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 -- Conclusion -- 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 Analysis Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-112) Notes Print version record Subject United States. Department of Energy. United States. Department of Energy Environmental quality -- Research -- United States SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. United States -- Environmental conditions -- Research United States Form Electronic book ISBN 030956543X 9780309565431

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