07015nam 2200625 a 450 991096201520332120200520144314.0978661019219997812801921971280192194978030959668803095966889780585143347058514334X(CKB)110986584751766(OCoLC)559275448(CaPaEBR)ebrary10057024(SSID)ssj0000177488(PQKBManifestationID)12022850(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177488(PQKBWorkID)10217455(PQKB)11270769(MiAaPQ)EBC3376747(Perlego)4739272(EXLCZ)9911098658475176619960311d1995 fy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImproving 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 Program1st ed.Washington, DC National Academy Press19951 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309054409 0309054400 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.Evaluation of DOE's environmental management programEnvironmental managementEnvironmental management.363.70973National Research Council (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962015203321Improving the environment4363250UNINA