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These are discrete research and analysis papers the BRC has commissioned in order to learn more about particular topics of interest. These papers reflect the individual work of the authors and do not constitute an endorsement or preference by the BRC.

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Format: 2012-06-20
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application/pdf icon Current U.S. Department Of Energy Nuclear Energy RD&D Programs and Plans, R. G. Wymer and A. G. Croff, January 2011 March 16, 2011 March 21, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon Nuclear Energy R&D Infrastructure Report for The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, Dr. Andrew C. Klein, Oregon State University March 16, 2011 March 21, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon Abridged History of Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technologies Development: A White Paper for the Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technology Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission, Gary Vine, Longenecker & Associates, March 15, 2011 March 21, 2011 March 21, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon From Three Mile Island to the Future Improving Worker Safety and Health In the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry, A White Paper Prepared for the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future by Stoneturn Consultants, March 14, 2011 March 30, 2011 June 27, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon Overview of the Section 180(c) Program: History, Lessons Learned, and Potential Next Steps - prepared for the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future by Elizabeth Helvey, Complex Systems Group, LLC, April 18, 2011 April 18, 2011 June 7, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon The International Security Implications Of U.S. Domestic Nuclear Power Decisions - Prepared for the BRC by Scott D. Sagan, Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, Co-Director Center for International Security & Cooperation Stanford University April 18, 2011 July 22, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon The Role Of Indian Tribes In America’s Nuclear Future prepared for the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future by Peter C. Chestnut, Ann Berkley Rodgers, Joe M. Tenorio, Janis E. Hawk, Chestnut Law Offices May 4, 2011 June 9, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon Identification, Description, and Characterization of Existing and Alternative Nuclear Energy Systems - prepared at the request of the BRC by R. Wigeland & B. Dixon, Idaho National Laboratory, & J. Gehin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory May 9, 2011 February 23, 2012 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon Spent Nuclear Fuel Management: How centralized interim storage can expand options and reduce costs - A study conducted for the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future By Cliff W. Hamal, Julie M. Carey, Christopher L. Ring, Navigant Economics May 16, 2011 June 4, 2011 None Login or Register to reply
application/pdf icon U.S. Radioactive Waste Inventory and Characteristics Related to Potential Future Nuclear Energy Systems – White Paper Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy Used Fuel Disposition by Joe T. Carter, SRS, Robert H. Jones Jr., SRS, Alan J. Luptak, INL June 1, 2011 June 3, 2011 None Login or Register to reply