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4 Expert Panel Process
Pages 32-37

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... com A panel of about six to eight experts would be appointed mittee, or of another organization. It must be made clear that to evaluate a given DOE program and apply the benefits the panel is not being charged with performing a traditional 32
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... Premeeting Work A significant effort is expected on the part of the panel ROLE OF CHAIR AND CONSULTANT chair and the panel consultant. Together they must deter mine the specifics of the information to be requested from Chair the Department of Energy following the general guidelines The panel chair will need to spend a fair amount of time in the section "DOE Program Information Request." They outside the actual meetings working with the DOE program will then meet with DOE staff to review the request and managers, the assistant secretary (as necessary)
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From page 34...
... The In the afternoon open session, the panel would hear pre panel will also review the panel chair's draft outline for its sentations by the DOE program manager, who would elabo report. rate on information provided to the panel in the program and project summaries and answer questions from the panel.
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From page 35...
... DOE PROGRAM INFORMATION REQUEST DOE should provide estimates of the economic, environ Information required for the panel's deliberation is to be mental, and security benefits, along with a brief discussion provided by DOE before the first meeting, as described in of the methods used to derive these benefits, including any Appendix K The panel chair, independent consultant, and caveats or other commentary.
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From page 36...
... If the attainment of the program NRC committee or a DOE-appointed FACA committee goal is dependent on parallel DOE programs, the panel will would be most appropriate because of their independence, require sufficient information to assess this interdependence. their institutionalized mechanisms for preventing bias, and -- The panel should determine if DOE has a project their access to a broad, high-quality pool of potential comtermination strategy in the event that a project is not success- mittee members.
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From page 37...
... ing any inconsistencies. The chair of the expert panel may The draft reports of the expert panels should be given to need to attend these review meetings to provide additional the oversight committee for its information, but not for for information.
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