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The quality of science and engineering at the NNSA National Security Laboratories / Committee to Review the Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories--Phase II, Laboratory Assessments Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Other author/creatorNational Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories--Phase II.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
Descriptionx, 64 pages ; 28 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration--Evaluation.
Los Alamos National Laboratory--Management.
Sandia National Laboratories--Management.
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory--Management.
Military research--United States --Evaluation.
Laboratories--United States --Evaluation.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Statement of Task -- Conduct of the Study -- Outline of the Report -- 2.Nuclear Weapons Design -- Background -- Experimental Facilities -- Human Resources and Nuclear Weapons Design Capabilities -- 3.Systems Engineering and Aging -- High-Quality Systems Engineering -- Weapons Surveillance -- Plutonium Aging -- Selected Supporting Disciplines -- Transitioning Technology for Engineering: LDRD and Technology Readiness Levels -- Work Environment and Staffing -- The 120-Day Study -- 4.The Science Base -- Introduction -- Materials Science, Chemistry, and Engineering -- Condensed Matter/Materials Science at Extreme Conditions -- High-Energy-Density Science -- Radiation Hydrodynamics and Transport -- Workforce Development and the Work Environment -- Scientific Facilities -- 5.Modeling and Simulation -- Background -- Quality of Models and Numerical Methods -- Hydrodynamics and Materials -- Transport and Plasmas -- Engineering -- Quality of Scientific Computing Practice -- Staffing and Succession Planning -- Findings and Recommendations -- 6.Cross-Cutting Themes -- Overall Quality of S&E -- Experimentation -- Facilities and Infrastructure -- Workforce Recruitment and Retention; Work Environment and Culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso available online.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014395686
ISBN9780309290906 (pbk.)
ISBN0309290902

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