Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/11998

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Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

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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.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems; Committee on Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

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National Research Council. 2008. Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11998.

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102 pages | 8.5 x 11 |

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/11998

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-8
1 Introduction	9-13
2 Nuclear Power 2010	14-30
3 The Generation IV and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative Programs	31-46
4 The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative and Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programs	47-57
5 Idaho National Laboratory	58-65
6 Program Priorities, Balance, and Oversight	66-70
Appendixes	71-72
Appendix A: Minority Opinion: Dissenting Statement of Gilinsky and Macfarlane	73-76
Appendix B: Minority Opinion: An Alternative to Technology Proposed for GNEP, Offered by Levy, Kazimi, and Dally	77-77
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches for Committee Members	78-82
Appendix D: Acronyms	83-84
Appendix E: Presentations and Committee Meetings	85-86
Appendix F: Statement of Task	87-88

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