TVA’s Evaluation of New Technologies
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Recommendations
We recommend the Vice President, Innovation and Research, and Vice President, New Nuclear Program, adopt a technology readiness assessment framework to provide common terminology and establish well-defined measures and methods to monitor technology development.
We recommend the Vice President, Innovation and Research, and Vice President, New Nuclear Program, in coordination with applicable organizations, establish a method for evaluating technology risk and readiness throughout projects involving new technologies.
We recommend the Vice President, Innovation and Research, and Vice President, New Nuclear Program, develop standard programs and processes to identify roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for research and development activities.
We recommend the Vice President, Innovation and Research, and Vice President, New Nuclear Program, determine what constitutes an official research and development record and store such records in TVA’s content management system.