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Executive Summary
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... This executive summary contains the complete list of the committee's findings and recommendations. Study Charge 1: Provide a review of DOE-EM's technology devel opment efforts, including an assessment of the processes by which technologies are identified and selected for development.
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... Finding 4: DOE-EM has substantially reduced investments in S&T development over the past 15 years and has focused instead on technology deployment in current cleanup projects. In particular, DOE-EM has demonstrated little to no interest in investing in S&T development that might lead to breakthrough solutions and technologies that can substantially reduce cleanup lifecycle costs, schedules, risks, and uncertainties.
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... Finding 5: The committee identified seven technologies and alternative ­ pproaches that could substantially reduce long-term cleanup costs; accelera ate cleanup schedules; and mitigate uncertainties, vulnerabilities, or risks, or otherwise significantly improve the cleanup program. These involve changes to the following: 1.
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... 4. Interrogation approaches to characterize wastes and monitor cleanup remedies and environmental impacts.
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