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Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap
Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test …
Going the Distance?
This new report from the National Research Council's Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) and the Transportation Research Board reviews the risks and technical and societal …
Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites
In response to a request from Congress, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asked the National Academies to evaluate its plans for managing radioactive wastes from spent nuclear …
Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism
The Committee on Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism was established and managed by the National Academies of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering in …
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Research Reactors
Highly enriched uranium (HEU) is used for two major civilian purposes: as fuel for research reactors and as targets for medical isotope production. This material can be dangerous …
Tracking Radiation Exposure from Medical Diagnostic Procedures
The growing use of medical diagnostic procedures is correlated with tremendous and undeniable benefits in the care of most patients. However, it is accompanied by growing concerns …
Reducing the Use of Highly Enriched Uranium in Civilian Research Reactors
The continued presence of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in civilian installations such as research reactors poses a threat to national and international security. Minimization, and …
Identification of Research Needs Relating to Potential Biological or Adverse Health Effects of Wireless Communication Devices
In recent years there has been a rapid increase in the use of wireless communications devices and a great deal of research has been carried out to investigate possible biological …
Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
A nuclear weapon or a significant quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) would be of great value to a terrorist or other adversary. It might have particular value if acquired …
Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities
In the late 1980s, the National Cancer Institute initiated an investigation of cancer risks in populations near 52 commercial nuclear power plants and 10 Department of Energy …
Review of the Department of Energy's Plans for Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
In 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued an Interim Report evaluating the general viability of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear …
Review of the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services
Ever since the United States began producing and testing nuclear weapons during World War II, the effects of ionizing radiation on human health and the environment have been a …