Examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. This book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and…

Biologic markers - indicators of biological exposure or change - offer the promise of early detection of disease caused by environmental exposure. Offering a comprehensive study of the use of…

The scientific basis, inference assumptions, regulatory uses, and research needs in risk assessment are considered in this two-part volume. The first part is Use of Maximum Tolerated Dose in Animal…

From earliest times, human beings have noticed patterns in nature: night and day, tides and lunar cycles, the changing seasons, plant succession, and animal migration. This book features findings, insights…

To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. This book explores the United States’ ability to solve important agricultural problems, use funds and institutional structures to…

As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives…

Fusion offers the prospect of virtually unlimited energy. The United States and many nations around the world have made enormous progress toward achieving fusion energy. With ITER scheduled to go…