Review of DOE's nuclear energy research and development program / Committee on Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy.

United States.

Nuclear energy--Research--United States.

Nuclear energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There has been a substantial resurgence of interest in nuclear power in the United States over the past few years. One consequence has been a rapid growth in the research budget of DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). In light of this growth, the Office of Management and Budget included within the FY2006 budget request a study by the National Academy of Sciences to review the NE research programs and recommend priorities among those programs. The programs to be evaluated were: Nuclear Power 2010 (NP 2010), Generation IV (GEN IV), the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI), the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)/Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI), and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) facilities. This book presents a description and analysis of each program along with specific findings and recommendations. It also provides an assessment of program priorities and oversight.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Nuclear Power 2010""; ""3 The Generation IV and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative Programs""; ""4 The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative and Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programs""; ""5 Idaho National Laboratory""; ""6 Program Priorities, Balance, and Oversight""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Minority Opinion: Dissenting Statement of Gilinsky and Macfarlane""

""Appendix B: Minority Opinion: An Alternative to Technology Proposed for GNEP, Offered by Levy, Kazimi, and Dally""""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches for Committee Members""; ""Appendix D: Acronyms""; ""Appendix E: Presentations and Committee Meetings""; ""Appendix F: Statement of Task""

Notes:

"This report and the study on which it is based were supported by Contract No. DE-AT01-06NE64158 (Task Order No. 15) from the U.S. Department of Energy"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611300289

9780309185806

0309185807

9781281300287

1281300284

9780309111256

0309111250

OCLC:

923278599