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Guidance Tools for Use in Nuclear Material Management Decision Making.

DE2004830029

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Johson, G. V.; Baker, D. J.; Sorenson, K. B.
Page Count	18
Abstract	This paper describes the results of Recommendation 14 of the Integrated Nuclear Materials Management Plan (INMMP) which was the product of a management initiative at the highest levels of the Department of Energy responding to a congressional directive to accelerate the work of achieving integration and cutting long-term costs associated with the management of nuclear materials, with the principal focus on excess materials. The INMMP provided direction to 'Develop policy-level decision support tools to support long-term planning and decision making.' To accomplish this goal a team from the Savannah River Site, Sandia National Laboratories, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), and the U.S. Department of Energy experienced in the decision-making process developed a Guidebook to Decision-Making Methods. The goal of the team organized to implement Recommendation 14 was to instill transparency, consistency, rigor, and discipline in the DOE decision process. The guidebook introduces a process and a selection of proven methods for disciplined decision-making so that the results are clearer, more transparent, and easier for reviewers to understand and accept. It was written to set a standard for a consistent decision process.
Keywords	Nuclear materials management Decision making Waste management Planning Recommendations Guidelines Safety
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.; Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC. and Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200512

Guidance Tools for Use in Nuclear Material Management Decision Making.

Guidance Tools for Use in Nuclear Material Management Decision Making.
DE2004830029

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Johson, G. V.; Baker, D. J.; Sorenson, K. B.
Page Count	18
Abstract	This paper describes the results of Recommendation 14 of the Integrated Nuclear Materials Management Plan (INMMP) which was the product of a management initiative at the highest levels of the Department of Energy responding to a congressional directive to accelerate the work of achieving integration and cutting long-term costs associated with the management of nuclear materials, with the principal focus on excess materials. The INMMP provided direction to 'Develop policy-level decision support tools to support long-term planning and decision making.' To accomplish this goal a team from the Savannah River Site, Sandia National Laboratories, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), and the U.S. Department of Energy experienced in the decision-making process developed a Guidebook to Decision-Making Methods. The goal of the team organized to implement Recommendation 14 was to instill transparency, consistency, rigor, and discipline in the DOE decision process. The guidebook introduces a process and a selection of proven methods for disciplined decision-making so that the results are clearer, more transparent, and easier for reviewers to understand and accept. It was written to set a standard for a consistent decision process.
Keywords	Nuclear materials management Decision making Waste management Planning Recommendations Guidelines Safety
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.; Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC. and Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200512