DOE integrated program for characterization, monitoring and sensor technology (CMST-IP)

To ensure that new and effective characterization, monitoring and sensor technologies (CMST) are provided to the DOE remediation efforts, the DOE Environmental Management (EM), Office of Technology Development (OTD) has established a CMST Integrated Program (CMST-IP). This Integrated Program will focus in the short-term on matching and adapting available CMST technologies to DOE site and waste remediation. In the long-term it will aim to stimulate, coordinate and sponsor relevant research and development; and promote and publicize the development and/or adaptation of newly emerging technologies for remediation. Emphasis will be placed on field deployable instrumentation and noninvasive methods. This paper discusses the initial efforts of the CMST-IP. There are other complementary efforts in the Office of Technology Development. (author)