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this sort of regulatory consideration into the RDDT&E decision-making process
is vital to getting new technologies implemented into the field faster and
cheaper.
In addition, other factors, such as requirements contained in legal
agreements or an immediate need to address public or political concerns, may
necessitate certain tradeoffs in the RDDT&E program. For example, the need to
meet a milestone established in a federal facility agreement (FFA) may lead
DOE to fund the development of acceptable, but less effective, technologies
because they can be implemented in the field faster.
While all the types of regulatory considerations (referred to above) are
obviously important to the success of DOE's RDDT&E program, the focus of this
report is to identify regulations that may influence the selection and devel-
opment of technology options. The report's focus is keyed to DOE-HQ's role in
selecting technologies for development and application, as well as in eval-
uating the results of the RDDT&E projects. Incorporating regulatory consid-
erations into the decision-making process is essential to ensure that the new
technologies will be accepted by regulators and the public. In addition,
developing technologies with regulatory constraints in mind will minimize
unnecessary and avoidable delays to technology implementation. Of course, one
other result of the timely consideration of regulatory issues is that less
desirable technology development projects may be terminated at any time during
the development cycle. Such cancellations should be an expected element of
any technology development project.
A fundamental question is why does the RDDT&E program need to be con-
cerned with the broad spectrum of regulatory issues beyond those requirements
imposed as part of the technology development process. First and foremost,
DOE has committed to carry out all of its activities in compliance with
applicable environmental statutes and regulations. Accordingly, any technol-
ogies developed as part of the RDDT&E program will need to be implemented in
accordance with the regulatory requirements. Incorporating these regulatory
considerations into the decision-making process will allow DOE to anticipate
and, therefore, address regulatory roadblocks at an early point and to pri-
oritize technology development needs. The benefits of early and continuous
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Kuusinen, T L; Siegel, M R; Williams, T A & Powell, J A. An overview of regulatory issues that affect the development of new waste treatment technologies, report, July 1, 1991; Richland, Washington. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1093979/m1/23/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.