Overview of the US Department of Energy`s efficient separations and processing crosscutting program and the technologies supporting decontamination and decommissioning activities
- Science Applications International Corp., Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
The US Department of Energy (DOE) established the Office of Science and Technology (formerly the Office of Technology Development), as part of the Office of Environmental Management (EM) in November 1989. EM manages remediation of legacy wastes from the DOE weapons complex. The goals of the EM program are to minimize risks to human health, safety, and the environment; to reduce the mortgage to future generations; and to bring all DOE sites into compliance with federal, state, and local regulations by the year 2019. The Office of Science and Technology (EM-50) is charged with developing and implementing new technologies that are safer, faster, more effective, and less expensive than current methods. To focus resources and address opportunities, EM-50 has targeted four major remediation and waste management problem areas within the DOE complex for action based on risk, prevalence, or need for technology development to meet environmental requirements and regulations. Other areas may be added or current areas further partitioned to ensure that research and technology development programs remain focused on EM`s most pressing remediation and waste management needs. These major problem areas, termed Focus Areas, are: high-level waste tank remediation; mixed waste characterization, treatment, and disposal; subsurface contaminants; facility transitioning, decommissioning, and final disposition.
- OSTI ID:
- 598163
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970830--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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