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... . The CEMT subcommittees were reorganized as independent committees under the National Research Council's Board on Radioactive Waste Management in 1997.
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... Prompt dissemination of sufficient technical and cost data to encourage site managers to adopt successfully demonstrated technologies was not achieved, nor were the LSDPs able to overcome institutional barriers to new technologies. While the DDFA has scored some successes and made conscientious efforts to improve its technology implementation record, which the committee recognizes, less has resulted from the application of truly novel technologies than expected at the program' s inception.
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... To assist the DDFA in improving its efficiency, especially as it revises the LSDP and makes further efforts to achieve greater deployment of new D&D technologies, the committee makes the following recommendations: · The DDFA should improve its strategic planning. · Top management in OST, rather than reporting elements, should evaluate and prioritize the technology needs of the operating sites.
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... · DDFA should improve its approach for introducing and gaining acceptance of demonstrated technology. · OST and DDFA should develop and apply a uniform and consistent approach to comparative technology assessment across all projects.
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