The Helium-3 Shortage : Supply, Demand, and Options for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources.

Helium.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Discusses nature of global shortage of helium-3, which has applications in fields of homeland security, national security, medicine, industry, and science. Describes Federal actions to address shortage; reviews current and potential sources of helium-3 and options for increasing the supply; and examines current and projected uses of helium-3 and options for reducing demand. Considers options for allocating supply if helium-3 continues to fall short of demand.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Helium-3 Shortage

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.