The future of advanced nuclear technologies : interdisciplinary research team summaries : conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California November 15-17, 2013.
by
 
National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.

Title
The future of advanced nuclear technologies : interdisciplinary research team summaries : conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California November 15-17, 2013.

Author
National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.

ISBN
9780309300872

Corporate Author
National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 116 pages) : color illustrations

General Note
At head of title:The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative.

Contents
Identify improvements in technology and other approaches that will ensure the future development and supply of radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics imaging and therapy -- Develop a transformational fuel for light water reactors- advanced and current -- Develop innovative approaches to make special nuclear materials (SNMs) more easily monitored and more detectable if stolen -- Design and fund a 3 year public private initiative to better understand and bridge the perception/reality gap between the public and nuclear experts on the risks of the nuclear enterprise and to restore the public trust -- Define the means to promote U.S. interests in the international nuclear power field in an era of diminishing U.S. and Western European influence -- How might the widespread use of civilian nuclear power and associated fuel cycle facilities be made compatible with a world free of (or with a small number of) nuclear weapons? -- Identify a new and practical application of nuclear phenomena for the benefit of humankind.

Subject Term
Nuclear energy -- Congresses.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
 
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book2027583-1001TK9006 .N385 2014 EBOnline ACS