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Title: Enhancing technology acceptance: The role of the subsurface contaminants focus area external integration team

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/459801· OSTI ID:459801
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  1. Battelle Seattle Research Center, WA (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
  3. EnvironIssues (United States)

The US DOE is developing and deploying innovative technologies for cleaning up its contaminated facilities using a market-oriented approach. This report describes the activities of the Subsurface Contaminant Focus Area`s (SCFA) External Integration Team (EIT) in supporting DOE`s technology development program. The SCFA program for technology development is market-oriented, driven by the needs of end users. The purpose of EIT is to understand the technology needs of the DOE sites and identify technology acceptance criteria from users and other stakeholders to enhance deployment of innovative technologies. Stakeholders include regulators, technology users, Native Americans, and environmental and other interest groups. The success of this national program requires close coordination and communication among technology developers and stakeholders to work through all of the various phases of planning and implementation. Staff involved must be willing to commit significant amounts of time to extended discussions with the various stakeholders.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
459801
Report Number(s):
PNNL-11334; BSRC-800/96/013; ON: DE97051514; TRN: 97:006686
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English