Evaluation of MC and A in the U. S. Department of Energy's complex by the National Academy of Sciences

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6527774

March, F; Hagis, W

This paper describes the process which the National Academy of Sciences, (NAS) employed when they were asked to evaluate MC and A practices and management in the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons and fuel production complex. The study committee was formed which consisted of persons from various disciplines, serving on a voluntary basis. It was composed of participants from industry, academe and government, approximately evenly divided and of specialists with nuclear and non-nuclear backgrounds. The committee produced a report on its findings and has made a number of recommendations to the DOE. This paper is a case study of the unique and problematic evaluation process of the committee. Since this is the first NAS committee to interact with the DOE complex, it is also of interest to examine the experience in terms of the motives and expectations of the DOE, the method of performance by the committee, and the substantive issues raised for committee consideration in the course of a three-day workshop, attended by over 70 experts associated with this nation's nuclear defense programs.

• Research Organization: Energy Engineering Board, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (US); US Dept. of Energy, Office of Safeguards and Security, DP-341, Washington, DC (US)
• OSTI ID: 6527774
• Report Number(s): CONF-880631-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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