Table l. DOE High-Level Decision Objectives

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should be prioritized separately from the option of selecting either one by itself. If no

adequate set of independent decision options can be defined, a prioritization logic that

explicitly models decision option interdependencies should be employed, and the

effects of the interdependencies discussed in the final report.

9.2 Guidelines Primarily Associated with Completeness.

9.2.1

Guideline 2.1-- Identification of Decision Objectives. DOE management has identified

high-level decision objectives for the Department, which are listed in Table I. These

decision objectives should be considered candidates for RBP implementation.

TABLE l. DOE High-Level Decision Objectives

Maximize Accomplishment of Mission

Minimize Adverse Effects upon Public Health and Worker Safety

Minimize Adverse Effects upon the Environment

Maximize Compliance with Regulations

Minimize Adverse/Maximize Desirable Socioeconomic Impacts

Maximize Safeguards and Security Integrity

Maximize Cost Effectiveness

Maximize Public Trust and Confidence

Discussion. The decision objectives listed above constitute the broad range of

considerations for prioritizing DOE decisions. The end objectives that need to be

achieved should be specified by providing resources for the activities in the DOE

program or problem area. Objectives are important because they define the type of

consequences (impacts) of activities that must be evaluated within the RBP effort.

When specifying the subset of these objectives for use in a particular prioritization

effort, the decision options to be prioritized should be compared to these objectives. If

any objective is shown to be irrelevant to the decision options (i.e., implementing any

of the decision options will not affect the degree to which a particular objective is met),

that objective should be excluded from the scoring. However, a case should be made

and documented as to why such exclusions are valid. It should be kept in mind that it

may be necessary to further refine an objective to fully address all the important

aspects of achieving that objective. In that case, lower tier objectives should be

identified. Some examples are provided in Table II.

9.2.2

Guideline 2.2-- Statement of Decision Objectives. Statements of decision objectives

should specify the object of value, context, and direction of preference.

Discussion. To be useful, statements of decision objectives should indicate the object

that is valued, define the context or relevant scope, and be specified such that

preferences are a monetized function of some measurable aspect of the object of

value. For example, an objective might be stated as " inimize adverse health effects

to workers engaged in cleanup activities." This statement conveys the object of value

" uman health and safety protection,"the context " ffects to workers engaged in

cleanup activities,"and the direction of preference " inimize."