An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado Fiscal Year 2023 (2024) / Chapter Skim
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Also, as is explained below, issues of facility decay were of enough urgency that they merited special attention. The National Academies shall appoint a panel to assess independently the scientific and technical work performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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USE OF THE 2023 NIST CAPITAL FACILITY NEEDS REPORT IN THE PANEL'S WORK The assessment panel found issues regarding the facilities similar to the report An Assessment of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2023 (NASEM 2023a) , which is operating in parallel to this panel.
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facilities and utility infrastructure, review and assess plans and projects to reinvigorate NIST's facilities and utility infrastructure, the cost estimates for doing so, and the factors that NIST should consider in developing a comprehensive capital strategy for the facilities and utility infrastructure at NIST's campuses in Boulder, Colorado, and Gaithersburg, Maryland. The committee engaged with the Department of the Interior, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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As shown in Table 1-1-1, this includes $120 million to $150 million per year for safety, capacity, maintenance, and major repairs funding to address the more than $800 million deferred maintenance backlog and bring existing facilities to an acceptable condition and keep them there. It also includes $300 million to $400 million per year over at least 12 years for the construction and major renovations budget to upgrade, renovate, and build the new laboratories with the new capabilities needed to conduct modern metrology research.
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2023b. Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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2022. "NIST Facilities Summary for Representative Trone." Point Paper.
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