Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) decisions regarding D&D, waste management, and the selection of technologies for R, D&D are extremely complex. Historically, DOE decisions were based primarily on meeting near-term goals. There is evidence that some of those decisions were not optimal in terms of minimizing costs or in terms of minimizing overall environmental and health impacts. Fortunately, DOE is currently embracing the principles of life cycle analysis (LCA) in its decision-making. The results indicate that DOE is making better decisions since implementing the principles of LCA. This paper discusses LCA from the perspective of DOE and reviews several specific examples of the use of LCA by DOE.
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