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Prioritizing R&D for the U.S. Department of Energy's Weapons Complex Clean-Up

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Prioritizing the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) targeted R&D program supporting weapons-complex clean-up has been problematic. Considering issues common to all R&D evaluation, linking R&D prioritization to clean-up project prioritization, the latter aligned with institutional goals, offers a pragmatic solution. This method is illustrated with results of a clean-up prioritization model of DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory site.

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  1. Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bldg 4500N, MS-6205, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6205, USA

    Donald W. Jones & David J. Bjornstad

  2. Redus and Associates, 189 Lafayette Drive, Suite C, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA

    Kenneth S. Redus

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Jones, D.W., Bjornstad, D.J. & Redus, K.S. Prioritizing R&D for the U.S. Department of Energy's Weapons Complex Clean-Up. Environmental Modeling & Assessment 6, 209–215 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011918117779

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