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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/creator National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2013 : Irvine, Calif.)
Other author/creatorNational Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Descriptionxiv, 116 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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.
General note"The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso issued online.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015473182
ISBN030930086X
ISBN9780309300865

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