ECA released a new transition paper that calls for DOE to undertake a comprehensive review of EM titled “Ensuring Long-Term Success: Recommendations for the Next Administration on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Mission”.
Idaho Cleanup Project Citizens Advisory Board
October 9, 2024
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Reprinted from the ECA Update Special Edition Sep. 25, 2024
ECA released a new transition paper that calls for DOE to undertake a comprehensive review of EM titled “Ensuring Long-Term Success: Recommendations for the Next Administration on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Mission”.
EM has achieved great success through the program, and a transitioning administration provides EM with the opportunity to review what is working and what is not – not just in EM but all of DOE as it relates to EM. This will help ensure EM is well positioned for future long-term success. In the paper, ECA outlines the issues that the cleanup program faces, many of which we will be discussing at the Cleanup Workshop, and suggests a series of concrete recommendations for the next Administration to utilize with EM and other DOE offices to re-establish a firm foundation for continued cleanup success.
Our recommendations include reconsidering how EM works with local communities on cleanup decision-making, establishing disposal pathways for every type of nuclear waste (such as GTCC LLW), creating a clear policy for long-term stewardship, considering what capabilities may be required to address current and anticipated wastes, utilizing cleanup as a vehicle for economic development (such as the Cleanup to Clean Energy program), planning for future development, and many more.
All ECA publications, including this new Transition Paper are available at www.energyca.org/publications.