Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309111249
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309111256
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309185806
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2008
  • Month: March
  • Pages: 103
  • Language: English

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.

  • FrontMatter
  • 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

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