When the Cold War abruptly ended, DOE halted most nuclear materials production. In 1995, Congress chartered DOE's Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) to bring the nation's scientific infrastructure to bear on EM's most difficult, long-term cleanup challenges. The EMSP provides grants to investigators in industry, national laboratories, and universities to undertake research that may help address these cleanup challenges. On several occasions the EMSP has asked the National Academies for advice on developing its research agenda. This report resulted from a 15-month study by an Academies committee on long-term research needs for deactivation and decommissioning (D&D) at DOE sites.
Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Deactivation and Decommissioning at Department of Energy Sites, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction, Background, and Task; 4 2. D&D Challenges in the DOE Complex; 5 3. Current D&D Science and Technology Programs; 6 4. Research Recommendations; 7 5. Programmatic Recommendations; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Presentation to the Committee; 10 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 11 Appendix C: Interim Report; 12 Appendix D: Illustrative Science Base and Scope for Remote Technology for Decontamination and Decommissioning of DOE Nuclear Facilities; 13 Appendix E: Acronyms
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