The future of advanced nuclear technologies : interdisciplinary research team summaries : conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California November 15-17, 2013.
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National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.
Title
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The future of advanced nuclear technologies : interdisciplinary research team summaries : conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California November 15-17, 2013.
Author
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National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.
ISBN
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9780309300872
Corporate Author
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National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.). author.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xiv, 116 pages) : color illustrations
General Note
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At head of title:The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative.
Contents
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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
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Nuclear energy -- Congresses.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 2027583-1001 | TK9006 .N385 2014 EB | Online ACS |