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Pages 230-236

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From page 230...
... To remain vital, nuclear science must attract and retain top talent by providing a dynamic environment where innovation can flourish. This is possible only with the strong support of research and a diverse portfolio of wisely selected and efficiently operated facilities needed to carry out the program.
From page 231...
... The continued health of the isotopes program, in particular, reinforces the need for a workforce trained in nuclear science and the need for strong university programs to provide that training. FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE LONG-RANGE PLAN The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Physics operates three user facili ties for nuclear physics research in the United States: the Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System (ATLAS)
From page 232...
... , now under construction at MSU, will provide unique capabilities within an expanding worldwide arsenal of rare isotope facilities. The Fundamental Neutron Beam line is poised to begin its research program, which includes experiments with enormous discovery potential by making unprecedented tests of the fundamental symmetries of nature.
From page 233...
... An underground nuclear physics accelerator is being designed to study the nuclear reactions that are important to astrophysical processes associated with late stellar evolution. The nuclear physics community has participated in the exercise to make the scientific case for a deep underground laboratory in the United States.
From page 234...
... Recommendation: The Department of Energy, the National Science Foun dation, and, where appropriate, other funding agencies should develop and implement a targeted program of underground science, including important experiments on whether neutrinos differ from antineutrinos, on the nature of dark matter, and on nuclear reactions of astrophysical importance. Such a program would be substantially enabled by the realization of a deep under ground laboratory in the United States.
From page 235...
... The coming generation of extreme-scale computing resources will be required to make desired breakthroughs in key areas of nuclear physics. Nuclear physicists, computer scientists, and applied mathematicians are presently taking advantage of state-of-the art supercomputers to carry out very complex cal culations, leading to new understanding of, and predictive capabilities for, nuclear forces, nuclear structure and reaction dynamics, hadronic structure, matter under extreme conditions, stellar evolution and explosions, and accelerator science.
From page 236...
... At the other end of the scale, nimbleness is essential if the United States is to remain competitive and innovative on the rapidly expanding international nuclear physics scene. Recommendation: The sponsoring agencies should develop streamlined and flexible procedures that are tailored for initiating and managing smaller scale nuclear science projects.


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