Improving the environment : an evaluation of DOE's environmental management program / / National Research Council. Committee to Evaluate the Science, Engineering, and Health Basis of the Department of Energy's Environmental Management Program

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962015203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 9786610192199; 9781280192197; 1280192194; 9780309596688; 0309596688; 9780585143347; 058514334X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.70973
• Soggetti: Environmental management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Improving the Environment -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- PART I SYNTHESIS REPORT -- Introduction -- PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S LEGACY -- FUNDAMENTAL PRECEPTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM -- Risk Associated with the Program -- Cost of the Program -- Length of the Program -- Science and Technology in the Program -- Environmental Mission or Environmental Ethic? -- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S NOTABLE INITIATIVES -- Research and Development Initiative -- Contractor Relations -- Budgeting Process -- Public Participation -- Principal Recommendations -- RESULTS NEEDED NOW -- Responsible Stewardship -- Land-Use Planning -- INCENTIVES, METRICS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- GOALS AND PRIORITIES -- Establishing a System for Setting Priorities -- Need for More-Specific Goals -- Attributes of a Priority-Setting System -- Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- Focus Areas -- National ; Laboratories, Universities, and Industry: Partnerships and Competition -- REGULATORY MEASURES -- External Regulation -- Overcoming Regulatory "Obstacles"-Using Existing Flexibility -- Streamlining Regulatory Measures -- Lead Regulator -- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: SEARCHING FOR CONSENSUS TO ACHIEVE CREDIBILITY -- REFERENCES -- PART II EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES -- Introduction -- Our Approach to Evaluating Regulatory Measures -- Regulation of DOE's Environmental Management Program -- DOE AS AN EXTERNALLY REGULATED ENTITY -- SELF-REGULATION -- DOE ORDERS -- MULTIPLE REGULATORS -- CURRENT ACTIVITIES -- POSSIBLE COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS -- Responsible Stewardship -- Land-Use Planning -- Residual-Risk Regulation and National Cleanup Standards -- Cost Effectiveness and Risk Considerations -- Overall Findings and Recommendations -- STREAMLINING THE REGULATORY PROCESS -- RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP -- REFERENCES.; Appendix Various Perspectives on DOE's Environmental Management Program -- PART III PRIORITY-SETTING TIMING, AND STAGING -- Introduction -- Current Realities and Historical Context -- An Inclusive System -- Attributes of a Priority-Setting System -- Implementation of a Priority-Setting System -- RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO PRIORITY-SETTING -- INCENTIVES, METRICS, AND FEEDBACK -- BUDGETING -- PERSONNEL -- CONTRACTING -- Criteria for Setting Priorities -- USING RISK -- Tools -- Conclusions -- REFERENCES -- Appendix One Approach -- PART IV UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY -- Introduction -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FACING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- PROBLEMS IN CORRECTING THE LEGACY -- Findings and Recommendations -- GENERAL GUIDANCE -- TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT -- TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION -- Policy -- THE VISION -- GOALS -- PROCESS -- Technology Selection and Development -- CUSTOMER NEEDS -- FOCUS AREAS -- DECISION PROCESS FOR SELECTING CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT -- TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT MODEL -- COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT PROCESS -- ROLE OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- Technology Utilization -- REFERENCES -- Appendix Previous Studies -- PART V INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION -- Introduction -- Internal Management and Contractor Relations -- LEADERSHIP -- MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE -- GOALS -- PRODUCTS AND SERVICES -- MANAGEMENT TOOLS -- INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES -- Integration of Science and Technology into the EM Program -- Lessons from Industrial Environmental Management Programs -- Integration of Science and Technology into the Community-Relations Process -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- PROPOSED NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FORA -- PRIORITY SETTING.; TIMING AND STAGING OF ACTIVITIES -- TECHNOLOGY -- MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS -- REGULATORY MEASURES -- APPENDIX B WORKSHOP AGENDAS -- APPENDIX C BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SYNTHESIS SUBCOMMITTEE -- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES -- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIORITY SETTING, TIMING AND STAGING -- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND ... -- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE INTEGRATION OF ; SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ... -- APPENDIX D BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON WORKSHOP SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS -- EVALUATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES WORKSHOP -- PRIORITY SETTING, TIMING AND STAGING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP -- WORKSHOP ON UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY -- INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND HEALTH IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
• Sommario/riassunto: Addresses remedial action and waste management problems that the DOE and the nation face. This book evaluates the DOE's environmental management program in four areas: regulatory measures, organization and management, priority-setting, timing and staging, and science and technology.