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

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

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309487757
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309487764
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309487788
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2019
  • Month: March
  • Pages: 123
  • Language: English

The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 contained a request for a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine review and assessment of science and technology development efforts within the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). This technical report is the result of the review and presents findings and recommendations.

  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • List of Common Acronyms
  • Synopsis
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Background and Study Task
  • 2 Review of DOE-EM Technology Development Efforts
  • 3 Review and Assessment of Technologies and Alternative Approaches
  • References
  • Appendix A: Congressional Request for the National Academies’ Study
  • Appendix B: Major National Academies Reports on Waste Management and Environmental Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Complex
  • Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographies
  • Appendix D: Presentations and Site Visits
  • Appendix E: DOE Sites Visited by the Committee

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