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... 6 The list of report reviewers is provided in Attachment C 7 Building an Effective Environmental Management Science Program: Final Assessment (National Research Council, 1997~.
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... 4° An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford Site Tanks (National Research Council, ~ 999~. 'I Environmental Management Science Program (2000~.
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... Specifically, these projects are related to the decontamination of HEW tanks and the characterization of soils around the tanks. However, as noted by a previous National Research Council report,8 there appears to be only a small number of projects addressing radionuclide and metal contamination problems in the near-field around the tanks, as well as a lack of projects concerning engineered surface or subsurface barriers.
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... ] 5 The recommendation of supporting research on alternative melter techniques was also endorsed by two other NRC reports: Glass as a Waste Form and Vitrification Technology: Summary of an International Workshop, (National Research Council, 1996)
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... 20 More details are available in the NRC report Alternatives for High-Level Waste Salt Processing at the Savannah River Site (National Research Council, 2000~.
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... The Committee is cognizant of the fact that the REP planned for the end of this calendar year cannot immediately fulfill all of these essential attributes, but the EMSP should continue its endeavors to develop a portfolio having the attributes discussed in this leper. The Committee will hold two more meetings to discuss further the issues identified in this report and will develop more detailed findings and recommendations.
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