U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Budget Request Submittal, Fiscal Year 2008 (Including Performance Evaluation for FY 2006 and Supplementary Information About the Board)

摘要

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's performance-based budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2008 will support Board activities related to achieving its performance goals for the year. The Board's general goals, strategic objectives, and annual performance goals are listed in the budget document and have been established in accordance with the Board's congressional mandate to conduct an independent evaluation of the technical and scientific validity of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to disposing of commercial spent nuclear fuel and defense high-level radioactive waste. Such activities include developing performance estimates for, designing, and potentially constructing a repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The Board also is mandated to review DOE activities related to packaging and transporting the waste to the proposed repository site. The Board's ongoing peer review is vital to the credibility of DOE's technical and scientific activities.