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Appendix D Additional Resources
Pages 145-148

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... The report contains many photographs of the sites and past waste management practices. It also contains a short section on the production of nuclear weapons in other countries, and on environmental contamination in the former Soviet Union.
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From page 146...
... 1 997. The report provides a detailed analysis of the sources of waste and the contamination generated by the production of nuclear weapons, giving specific environmental impacts of particular production activities, in effect "linking" two of DOE's legacies nuclear weapons manufacturing and environmental management.
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From page 147...
... The plan incorporates what DOE terms "roadmapping" to identify the science and technology areas that promise the greatest return on investment by reducing cleanup project cost, schedule, technical risk, and riskto workers, the public, and the environment. The program plan describes EM's major problem areas, including contaminated environmental soil and groundwater, high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, and nuclear materials.
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From page 148...
... The report descri tees DO E's program i n grou ndwater and sol I remed i ation, the changing regulatory environment, and technologies being used to remediate each of the contaminant types noted above. Specific advice to DOE suggests ways to set priorities in technology development, to improve the overall technology development program, to overcome barriers to technology deployment, and to address budget limitations.
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