Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology

Committee on Prioritization and Decision Making in the Department of Energy Office of Science and Technology, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Historical Evolution of OST Decision Making; 5 3 RD & D Decision-Making Practices in Other Organizations; 6 4 Decision Making in Research, Development, and Demonstration for the DOE-EM Program; 7 5 Application of Good Practices in Prioritization and Decision-Making Processes Relevant to OST; 8 6 Findings and Recommendations; 9 Cited References; 10 A Summary of Past NRC Reports on Decision Making in DOE-EM and OST; 11 B Site Technology Coordination Groups at Three Major DOE-EM Sites; 12 C Focus Areas; 13 D Crosscutting Programs; 14 E Other OST Programs; 15 F Industry's Best Practices in R&D Decision Making; 16 G Prioritization and Decision Making in Technology Development at the Electric Power Research Institute; 17 H Prioritization and Decision Making in Technology Development at the Gas Research Institute; 18 I Prioritization and Decision Making in Environmental Technology Development at DuPont; 19 J List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 20 K Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Consultants; 21 L Other Materials and References Received by the Committee