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A National Academies of Science (NAS) committee  has been requested to provide technical and strategic advice to the
DOE-Office of Environmental Management's (EM) Office of Engineering and Technology to support the development and implementation
of its cleanup technology roadmap  .
Specifically, the study will identify:
- Principal science and technology gaps and their priorities for the cleanup program based on previous National
Academies reports, updated and extended to reflect current site conditions and EM priorities and input form key external
groups, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Environmental Protection Agency,
and state regulatory agencies.
- Strategic opportunities to leverage research and development from other DOE programs (e.g., in the Office of Science,
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, and the National Nuclear Security Administration), other federal agencies
(e.g., Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency), universities, and the private sector.
- Core capabilities at the national laboratories that will be needed to address EM's long-term, high-risk cleanup challenges,
especially at the four laboratories located at the large DOE sites (Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory).
- The infrastructure at these national laboratories and at EM sites that should be maintained to support research,
development, and bench and pilot scale demonstrations of technologies for the EM cleanup program, especially in radiochemistry.
The committee will provide findings and recommendations, as appropriate, to EM on maintenance of core capabilities
and infrastructure at National Laboratories and EM sites to address its long-term, high-risk cleanup challenges.
In August 28-30, 2007 , the NAS committee toured Idaho National Laboratories and was provided briefings on the various
programs on site. The committee will tour the sites at Hanford, Washington from October 31, 2007 - November 2, 2007 and Savannah River Site, South Carolina from January 8, 2008 - January 10, 2008 . The NAS contact information for attendees is: Mandi M. Boykin, phone: 202-334-3066.
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