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.). |
| Other author | National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 116 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015473182 |
| ISBN | 030930086X |
| ISBN | 9780309300865 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |