Environmental Remediation Science Division PART Review

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Environmental Remediation Science DivisionPART
Review
ERSD supports fundamental scientific research
that underpins the Departments needs in
environmental remediation and long-term
stewardship.

• Long-term measure by 2015 ERSD will provide
  sufficient scientific understanding to allow a
  significant fraction of DOE sites to incorporate
  coupled biological, chemical and physical
  processes into decision making for environmental
  remediation and long-term stewardship.

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Task 1 Assess progress towards LTM

• The research program is aligned with DOE
  Program needs
• Basic science calls are consistent with the
  Strategic Plan
• Has assessed its progress toward LTM through
  annual measure. The long-term measure is
  ambitious and the path to completion will not be
  linear.
• Has a searchable database of funded projects.
• COV evaluation in 04 found the program well
  aligned with mission, has catalyzed many interlab
  collaborations, and...is of highest quality and
  much at cutting edge.
• That progress toward the LTM over the past
  three years has been excellent.

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ERSD Research Strategy Flow Chart
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Task 2 Assess appropriateness of PART measures

• The committee finds the ERSD PART measure, and
  the annual measures, to be reasonable and
  appropriate.
• The LTM includes definitions (from Excellent to
  Poor). This ios best quantified by a broad review
  of ERSD research and EM remediation strategies,
  as simple statistical approaches will likely be
  misleading.

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Task 3 Assess how well positioned to make
progress

• The overall achievement towards the LTM is
  possible and a reasonable pathway towards
  achievement exists and is being implemented
• Success of field research center (FRC) and
  expansion of FRCs in line with LTM.
• Documentation of use of science findings at
  several DOE sites and contaminant problems
  Hanford, Rocky Flats, Rifle, Savannah River, Oak
  Ridge (bullets on pg 8-9)

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Findings Recommendations

• The review committee finds
• The ERSD long-term measure is appropriate
• BERs progress toward the LTM over the past
  three years has been excellent
• Overall achievement of the LTM is possible and a
  reasonable pathway toward that achievement exists
  and is being implemented.
• The review committee recommends
• - Strategic plan provides clear and
  well-organized approach to meeting goals
• BER identify sites to which LTM should apply
  (define denominator)
• Seek opportunities to provide supporting
  discussion
• Maintain the ERSD on-line project database
• Continue to post quality, technical reports of
  quarterly progress.
• Focus on fundamental science but enhance efforts
  to involve DOE Program Offices.
• Consider impacts of any budget reductions, and
  appropriately revise measures. Though the
  diversity of sites will require broadening of
  field research.