Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Strategic Vision
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Conclusion
  • 1 Introduction
  • DOE's R & D Portfolio
  • Process statement of Task
  • Study Process
  • Organization of Report
  • 2 The Department of Energy's (DOE) Environmental Quality Mission
  • DOE's EQ Responsibilities
  • EQ Budget and R & D Funding
  • Scope of DOE's EQ Mission
  • Addressing Environmental Contamination At DOE Sites
  • Managing DOE Wastes, Spent Nuclear Fuels, and Nuclear Materials
  • Disposing of DOE Wastes, Spent Nuclear Fuels, and Nuclear Materials
  • DOE's EQ Challenges
  • Topical Breadth of DOE's EQ Mission
  • Temporal Breadth of DOE's EQ Mission
  • 3 A Long-Term Vision For Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development
  • Important Functions of An Effective EQ R & D Portfolio
  • Criteria To Evaluate The adequacy of the EQ R & D Portfolio
  • Principal Elements of An Effective EQ R & D Portfolio
  • Extending The EQ R & D Portfolio Beyond DOE
  • Meeting DOE's Long-Term EQ R & D Needs
  • 4 Achieving and Maintaining The Long-Term Vision For Environmental Quality Research and Development
  • R & D Portfolio Management Process
  • Institutional Mechanisms
  • 5 The Level of Investment in Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development
  • Defining the Goals and Objectives of the EQ Mission
  • Balancing R & D Investments with Other Important EQ Needs
  • Determining an Appropriate Level of R & D Investment
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • B Participants List and Agenda for August Workshop
  • C Summary of Previous Reviews of DOE ' s Environmental Quality Research and Development Portfolio
  • D Descriptions of DOE ' s Environmental Quality Technical Categories
  • E Descriptions of Related Research and Development Programs
  • F Annotated Bibliography of Selected Recent National Research Council Reports
  • G List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.