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Clarify the Role and Mission of OST
Pages 18-21

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... 3~: Provide He full range of science and technology resources and capabilities, from basic research to development, to demonstration and deployment to technical assistance, Mat are needed to deliver and support fully developed, deployable scientific and technological solutions to EM cleanup and long-te~m environmental stewardship problems. However, an overarching issue raised in the six reports is how He role and mission of EM's Office of Science and Technology (OST)
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... because currently available waste forms are sufficiently developed to enable proper disposal of DOE's lcnown and expected mixed waste inventory. Instead the committee recommended that the MWFA emphasize engineering design, integration, and scale-up of its proposed treatment processes and Weir demonstration and deployment at the DOE sites (Mixed Waste report, p.
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... OST managers, in conjunction with other top-level EM managers, should produce strategic goals and plans that define explicitly the technical problems that OST program units will and will not address (Decision Making report, p.
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... 221. Ten years or more is a realistic time frame for development, demonstration, and deployment of truly innovative technologies.
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