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      Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration

      Radioisotope Power Systems Committee,National Research Council

      Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint. It must be available through lunar nights that…

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      Summary of the Power Systems Workshop on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community

      The emergence of nanotechnology as a major science and technology research topic has sparked substantial interest by the intelligence community. In particular the community is interested both in the potential…

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      Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Enhancing the Robustness and Resilience of Future Electrical Transmission and Distribution in the United States to Terrorist Attack

      The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number of well-informed attackers. The system is inherently vulnerable…

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      Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Soldier Power/Energy Systems,National Academy of Sciences

      The rapidly changing technologies used by the American soldier will require portable energy solutions. This National Research Council study assesses power/energy sources, low-power electronics, and power management technologies and provides…

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      The Resilience of the Electric Power Delivery System in Response to Terrorism and Natural Disasters: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Planning Committee for the Workshop on the Resilience of the Electric Power System to Terrorism and Natural Disasters

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in February 2013 as a follow-up to the release of the National Research Council report Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System.

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      Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants: Safety and Reliability Issues

      Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Identifies criteria for the USNRC’s (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. This book focuses on different areas: software quality assurance, common-mode software…

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      Advanced Power Sources for Space Missions

      Committee on Advanced Space Based High Power Technologies,Energy Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Star Wars - as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is dubbed - will require reliable sources of immense amounts of energy to power such advanced weapons as lasers and particle…

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      Nuclear Power: Technical and Institutional Options for the Future

      Committee on Future Nuclear Power Development,Energy Engineering Board,National Research Council,Hedy E. Sladovich,National Academy of Sciences

      Summarizes the status of nuclear power, analyzes the obstacles to resumption of construction of nuclear plants, and describes and evaluates the technological alternatives for safer, more economical reactors. This volume…

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