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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helium.

Medicine.

Scarcity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

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:

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Helium-3 Shortage

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-RSI-0660

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