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... Based on DOE presentations, discussions with DOE staff, and review of DOE documents concerning technology development within EM the committee has concluded that the DOE-EMs overall program approach based on the foals areas and cross cutting technologies is a promising one. Dun ng the past year, however, DOE-EM has made only limited progress in implementing the recommendations of the co~ttee's fi=t-year report (NRC, 19951.
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... systematically assess and document previous and current efforts to develop and apply technologies using the quantitative criteria mentioned above; · apply effective, external peer review in the selection, evaluation, and pnontization of its projects; and · improve its system for information gathering and documentation on technologies that are available and under development by other relevant org~ations in the United States and abroad These points and other recommendations are more Filly discussed in Chapter 2. The EM technology~evelopment program has a major role in determining whether the entire DOE wast~remediation program is carried out well with regard to news, risk reduction, cost, schedule, effectiveness, and satisfaction.
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