Why every national deep-geological-isolation program needs a long-term science & technology component
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to set down the rationale for a separate Science & Technology (S&T) Program within every national deep-geological-isolation program. The fundamental rationale for such a Program is to provide a dedicated focus for longer-term science and technology activities that ultimately will benefit the whole repository mission. Such a Program, separately funded and with a dedicated staff (separate from the ''mainline'' activities to develop the repository, the surface facilities, and the transportation system), can devote itself exclusively to the development and management of a long-term science and technology program. Broad experience in governments worldwide has demonstrated that line offices are unlikely to be able to develop and sustain both the appropriate longer-term philosophy and the specialized skills associated with managing longer-term science and technology projects. Accomplishing both of these requires a separate dedicated program office with its own staff.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 883529
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-CONF-218919
TRN: US200615%%98
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at: Workshop to Support the Fourth Worldwide Review of Geological Challenges to Radioactive Waste Isolation, Berkeley, CA, United States, Apr 28 - Apr 29, 2006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Citation Formats
Budnitz, R J. Why every national deep-geological-isolation program needs a long-term science & technology component. United States: N. p., 2006.
Web.
Budnitz, R J. Why every national deep-geological-isolation program needs a long-term science & technology component. United States.
Budnitz, R J. 2006.
"Why every national deep-geological-isolation program needs a long-term science & technology component". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/883529.
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title = {Why every national deep-geological-isolation program needs a long-term science & technology component},
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abstractNote = {The objective of this paper is to set down the rationale for a separate Science & Technology (S&T) Program within every national deep-geological-isolation program. The fundamental rationale for such a Program is to provide a dedicated focus for longer-term science and technology activities that ultimately will benefit the whole repository mission. Such a Program, separately funded and with a dedicated staff (separate from the ''mainline'' activities to develop the repository, the surface facilities, and the transportation system), can devote itself exclusively to the development and management of a long-term science and technology program. Broad experience in governments worldwide has demonstrated that line offices are unlikely to be able to develop and sustain both the appropriate longer-term philosophy and the specialized skills associated with managing longer-term science and technology projects. Accomplishing both of these requires a separate dedicated program office with its own staff.},
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