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      Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report

      Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security sponsored a National Academies study to assess the safety and security risks of spent nuclear fuel stored in cooling pools…

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      Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions: Biological Issues and Research Strategies

      Task Group on the Biological Effects of Space Radiation,National Research Council,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

      NASA’s long-range plans include possible human exploratory missions to the moon and Mars within the next quarter century. Such missions beyond low Earth orbit will expose crews to transient radiation…

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      Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities, Interim Report

      Committee on the Future of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Launched jointly in 1997 by the NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a satellite mission that placed a unique suite of…

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      Solar and Space Physics and Its Role in Space Exploration

      Committee on Assessment of the Role of Solar and Space Physics in NASA's Space Exploration Initiative,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In February 2004, the President announced a goal for NASA; to use humans and robots together to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond. In response to this initiative, NASA has…

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      Exploring the Role of Antiviral Drugs in the Eradication of Polio: Workshop Report

      Committee on Development of a Polio Antiviral and Its Potential Role in Global Poliomyelitis Eradication,Board on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Exploring the Role of Antiviral Drugs in the Eradication of Polio: Workshop Report, is a report of a workshop in which experts evaluated whether an antiviral drug against poliovirus would…

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      Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Interim Status Report

      Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discharges of wastes from activities associated with the federal governmentaEURO ™s Los Alamos site in northern New Mexico began during the Manhattan Project in 1943. Now designated the Los Alamos…

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      Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Final Report

      Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Manhattan Project during WWII led to construction of the world’s first atomic weapon at a site near Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 1943. Now designated as the Los Alamos…

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      Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century: Summary Report of a Six Academies Symposium Series

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Life Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

      As a better understanding of the global synthetic biology landscape could lead to tremendous benefits, six academies organized a series of international symposia on the scientific, technical, and policy issues…

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      The Search for Life’s Origins: Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution

      Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution,Space Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Focusing on the field of planetary biology and chemical evolution, this volume offers recommendations on research programs - including an ambitious effort centered on Mars. It is of interest to…

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      Severe Space Weather Events - Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts: A Workshop Report

      Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: A Workshop,National Research Council

      The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology–power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies–are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are…

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      Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: A Workshop,National Research Council

      The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology–power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies–are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are…

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      Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together

      AMC-NRC Joint Working Group on Ocean Sciences,Academia Mexicana de Ciencias,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, focused on the Pacific Coast of California and Baja California, the Gulf of California…

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      Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs, A Workshop Report

      Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this report identifies a set of overarching…

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      Review of NOAA Working Group Report on Maintaining the Continuation of Long-term Satellite Total Solar Irradiance Observation

      Committee on Evaluating NOAA's Plan to Mitigate the Loss of Total Solar Irradiance Measurements from Space,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Solar irradiance is a vital source of energy input for the Earth’s climate system and its variability has the potential to mitigate or exacerbate a human-created climate. This report evaluates…

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      Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on Challenges in Representing Physical Processes in Coupled Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Models,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) held a workshop to explore and evaluate efforts to model physical processes of coupled atmosphere-land-ocean (A-L-O) models. During the workshop…

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      Interim Report-Status of the Study An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy

      Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems,National Research Council,National Academies

      The scientific and technological progress in inertial confinement fusion has been substantial during the past decade. However, many of the technologies needed for an integrated inertial fusion energy system are…

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      Preparing Chemists and Chemical Engineers for a Globally Oriented Workforce: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

      Chemical Sciences Roundtable,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      GlobalizationaEURO the flow of people, goods, services, capital, and technology across international bordersaEURO is significantly impacting the chemistry and chemical engineering professions. Chemical companies are seeking new ideas, a trained…

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      Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops on Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics

      Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: New Classes of Antimicrobials,Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Immunomodulation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Identifies different approaches to the development of antimicrobial drugs and vaccines based on a greater understanding of how the human immune system interacts with both good and bad microbes. This…

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      Interim Report of the Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollutants

      Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollutants,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Review (NSR) programs are designed to help ensure that the construction or modification of factories, electric-generating facilities and other large stationary sources of…

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      Opportunities for High-Power, High-Frequency Transmitters to Advance Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Role of High-Power, High-Frequency-Band Transmitters in Advancing Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research: A Workshop

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Space Studies Board of the National Research Council in May 2013.

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      A Review of the Draft Report of the NCI-CDC Working Group to Revise the 1985 Radioepidemiological Tables

      Committee on an Assessment of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Radiation Studies from DOE Contractor Sites,Board on Radiation Effects Research,National Academy of Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences

      The National Research Council was asked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the draft report of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-CDC’s working group charged with…

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      Seismic Signals from Mining Operations and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Comments on a Draft Report by a Department of Energy Working Group

      Committee on Seismic Signals from Mining Activities,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: Final Report

      Committee on the Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks At Three Department of Energy Sites,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Concludes that the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) overall plan for cleaning up defense-related radioactive wastes stored in underground tanks at three sites is workable, but some important challenges must be…

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      Low-altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation: Report of the Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation : a Joint Study [by] Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems …[et Al.]

      Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Board,National Research Council,Bruce R. Guile

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