Education and Workforce Development

CRESP carries out project activities appropriate to attracting and training future professionals for careers in nuclear waste management at undergraduate and graduate degree levels, post-doctoral scholars, and continuing professional education. Details

Waste Processing & Nuclear Safety

Through coordinated research, strategic assessment and reviews, CRESP develops tools and techniques to enhance the integrated performance and safety of engineered and institutional features of waste treatment, containment, storage and land disposal systems. Details

Remediation, Near Surface Disposal & Long-Term Stewardship

CRESP assesses, recommends and develops approaches aimed at improving the evaluation, effectiveness and efficiency of remediation and risk mitigation techniques for contaminated environmental resources. Details

Nuclear Waste Management Policy & Strategy

To help make risk-informed selections among different environmental restoration and nuclear waste management options, CRESP develops and demonstrates the appropriate use of methodologies for advancing and communicating comparative life-cycle risk, benefit to human health and ecological resources and cost assessment. Details

Policy & Stakeholder Engagement

To explore how the DOE might build confidence in their decision making, CRESP conducts focus groups and surveys, develops communication tools and educational materials, carries out case and organizational studies and more. Details

Archived Projects

Amchitka Independent Science Assessment (2000 – 2006)

CRESP II (2001-2006)

CRESP I (1995-2000)