Technologies for Environmental Management: The Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology

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References DOE (U.S. Department of Energy). 1998a. Environmental Management Research and Development Program Plan: Solution-Based Investments in Science and Technology. November. DOE. 1998b. Environmental Management Strategic Plan for Science and Technology. November. DOE. 1998c. Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure. Office of Environmental Management. June. DOE. 1998d. DOE Response to National Research Council Report "A Review of Decontamination and Decommissioning Technology Development Programs at the Department of Energy." Prepared by the Office of Environmental Management's Office of Science and Technology. December DOE. 1999a. Office of Science and Technology Progress Since 1996 in Response to the National Research Council Report, Environmental Management Technology Development Program at the Department of Energy 1995 Review. Prepared by the Office of Environmental Management Program's Office of Science and Technology. DOE. l999b. Response Report to the National Academy of Science on the National Research Council Report "Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs." Prepared by the Environmental Management Program's Office of Science and Technology. DOE. l999c. Letter from Gerald G. Boyd to Michael Kavanaugh in response to National Research Council Report "An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, With an Example From the Hanford Site Tanks." May 10, 1999. DOE. l999d. Work Package Ranking System for OST's FY 2001 Corporate Review Budget (Draft). Prepared by National Prioritization Team for 44

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REFERENCES 45 Office of Environmental Management's Office of Science and Technology. March 10, 1999. GAO (U.S. General Accounting Office). 1994. Depa~t~ent of Energy: Management Changes Needed to Expand Use of Innovative Technologies. GAO/RCED-94-205. August. GAO. 1996. Energy Management: Technology Development Program Taking Action to Address Problems. GAO/RCED-96-184. July. GAO. 1998. Nuclear Waste: Further Actions Needed to Increase the Use of Innovative Cleanup Technologies. GAO/RCED-98-249. September. NRC (National Research Council). 1994. Alternatives for Ground Water Cleanup. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1995. Committee on Environmental Management Technologies: Report for the Period Ending December 31, 1994. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1996a. Environmental Management Technology-Development Program at the Department of Energy: 1995 Review. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1996b. The Hanford Tanks: Environmental Impacts and Policy Choices. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1996c. Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1997a. Building an Effective Environmental Management Science Program: Final Assessment. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1997b. Innovations in Ground Water and Soil Cleanup: From Concept to Commercialization. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1998a. A Review of Decontamination and Decommissioning Technology Development Programs at the Department of Energy. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1998b. Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs: The Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. 1999a. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. l999b. An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, With an Example From the Hanford Site Tanks. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. l999c. Ground Water and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminants. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. NRC. l999d. Decision Making Related to the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

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Appendixes

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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R10

Summary 1-7

Introduction 8-17

Clarify the Role and Mission of OST 18-21

Put Dicipline into Decision Making 22-35

Expand OST's Reach Outside DOE 36-37

Address Constraints to Technology Implementation 38-43

References 44-48

Appendix A: List of Recommendations from A Review of Decontamination and Decommissioning Technology Development Programs at the Department of Energy 49-51

Appendix B: List of Recommendations from Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs: The Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology 52-54

Appendix C: List of Recommendations from An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford Site Tanks 55-57

Appendix D: List of Recommendations from The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management 58-61

Appendix E: List of Recommendations from Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminates 62-64

Appendix F: List of Recommendations from Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology 65-71

Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations 72-72

Appendix H: Organizational Structure of Relevant Parts of the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management as of August 1999 73-73