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
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
AlternativesRecommendations -- MAKING DECISIONS -- Documentation and Communication of Results -- Independent, External Expert Review -- Input from Sites and Users -- Transparency -- Recommendations -- PRIORITIZING NEEDS AND MEASURING RESULTS -- Recommendations -- 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 -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Internal to DOE -- External to DOE
Selection of ReviewersDocumentation 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 -- RECOMMENDATIONS
Appendix D List of Recommendations from The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of �COMMITTEE ON MIXED WASTES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 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 -- RECOMMENDATIONS
