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Independent Assessment of Science and Technology for the Department of Energy’s Defense Environmental Cleanup Program

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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 contained a request for a National Academies study to:

  1. Review the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (DOE-EM’S) current technology development efforts, including processes for identifying and selecting technologies for development and
  2. Review and assess technologies and/or alternative approaches for the DOE-EM cleanup program that could reduce long-term costs, accelerate cleanup schedules, mitigate uncertainties, vulnerabilities, or risks; or otherwise significantly improve the cleanup program.

The Academies appointed an expert committee to carry out this examination and prepare a technical report with findings and recommendations.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct an independent assessment of technology development efforts within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). This assessment will involve the following:

  1. A review of DOE-EM’s technology development efforts, including an assessment of the processes by which technologies are identified and selected for development.
  2. A review and assessment of the types of technologies and/or alternative approaches for the DOE-EM cleanup program that could
    1. Reduce long-term costs,
    2. Accelerate schedules,
    3. Mitigate uncertainties, vulnerabilities, or risks, or
    4. Otherwise significantly improve the cleanup program.

The study will produce a consensus report that contains findings and recommendations. The report will not contain policy recommendations that involve non-technical value judgments.

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Department of Energy

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Ourania Kosti

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