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.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Department of Energy's Environmental Quality Mission
- 3. A Long-Term Vision for Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development
- 4. Achieving and Maintaining the Long Term Vision for Environmental Quality Research and Development
- 5. The Level of Investment in Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development
- References
- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Appendix B: Participants List and Agenda for August Workshop
- Appendix C: Summary of Previous Reviews of DOE's Environmental Quality Research and Development Portfolio
- Appendix D: Descriptions of DOE's Environmental Quality Technical Categories
- Appendix E: Descriptions of Related Research and Development Programs
- Appendix F: Annotated Bibliography of Selected Recent National Research Council Reports
- Appendix G: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations