Environmental Management Technology Development Program at the Department of Energy : 1995 Review.

This book provides the National Academy of Sciences' 1995 review of the technology development program for the remediation of the Department of Energy's weapons complex facilities. It makes scientific, technical, and programmatic recommendations to strengthen technology development within...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1996.
Temas:
United States. > Department of Energy. > Office of Environmental Management.
United States. > Department of Energy. > Office of Environmental Management
Environmental management.
Radioactive waste disposal.
Environnement > Gestion.
environmental control.
Environmental management
Radioactive waste disposal
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  • Environmental Management Technology-Development Program at the Department of Energy 1995 Review
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Improving the Development of Environmental Management Technologies
  • IDENTIFICATION, SELECTION, AND PRIORITIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS
  • CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF WASTE STREAMS AND THEIR FINAL DISPOSAL
  • PROJECT ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
  • PEER REVIEW
  • INFORMATION GATHERING ON TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE AND BEING DEVELOPED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD
  • 3 Technology Development in DOE: Focus Areas and Cross-Cutting AreasFOCUS AREAS
  • Recommendations: Plumes Focus Area
  • Recommendations: Landfills Focus Area
  • Recommendations: High-Level Waste in Tanks Focus Area
  • Recommendations: Mixed-Wastes Focus Area
  • Recommendations: Decontamination and Decommissioning Focus Area
  • CROSS-CUTTING AREAS
  • Recommendations: Cross-Cutting Areas
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix A: Subcommittee Reports
  • SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONTAMINANT PLUMES
  • Statement of Task
  • Scope of Problem and Needs
  • In-Situ Remediation of TCE â€? A Productive Industry/DOE/EPA Demonstration Using LASAGNATMCleanup Objectives
  • Criteria
  • Status of Current Technologies and Needs
  • References
  • SUBCOMMITTEE ON LANDFILLS
  • Overview and Summary of Preliminary Recommendations
  • Overview of Subcommittee Activities and Approach
  • Observations and Preliminary Recommendations
  • Preliminary Findings, Observations, and Recommendations
  • Scope of DOE Landfills Focus Area
  • Overview of DOE Landfills Program and Focus Area
  • Strategic Planning, Programmatic Goals, and Performance MeasuresRegulatory Aspects Impacting the Landfills Focus Area
  • Recommendations
  • Status of Current DOE Environmental-Technology Projects
  • State-of-the-Art Assessment of Environmental Technologies
  • Barrier and Cap Technology
  • Technical-Needs Assessment Studies
  • Performance Measure Modification
  • General Guidance and Subcommittee Perspective
  • References
  • SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGH-LEVEL WASTE IN TANKS
  • Introduction
  • Scenario Approach
  • Common Technology Needs
  • Specific Technology Needs
  • Major ConcernsConclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • SUBCOMMITTEE ON MIXED WASTES
  • Scope and Tasks of the Subcommittee
  • Overview of the DOE Mixed-Waste Focus Area
  • Regulatory Aspects
  • Criteria for Technology Development
  • Status of Current Technologies
  • Waste Types and Assessment/Characterization
  • Technology Development and Selection
  • Thermal Treatment
  • Nonthermal Processes
  • Stabilization and Containment
  • Summary
  • Issues Affecting Technology Development and Use
  • Impact of Public Involvement/Concern
  • Political Issues

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