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At this March 2012 program, physical scientist Tom LaTourrette discusses the pros and cons of nuclear energy, and sheds some light on lessons learned in the year since Japan's nuclear disaster in Fukushima.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG970.html Nov 15, 2010 Nov 15, 2010

To break the impasse over how to deal with spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants policymakers should focus on how various waste management strategies address societal priorities related to nuclear energy.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/15.html Nov 15, 2010 Nov 15, 2010

To break the impasse over how to deal with spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants, policymakers should focus on how various waste management strategies address societal priorities related to nuclear energy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT352.html Nov 8, 2010 Nov 8, 2010

Testimony presented before the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future on November 15, 2010.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/04/04/FT.html Apr 4, 2006 Apr 4, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Dialogue Can Stop Iran at the Nuclear Threshold, in the Financial Times.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP213.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

Nuclear Power in Eastern Europe: Learning or Forgetting Curves?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8035.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998

This study examines whether reprocessing and plutonium recycle will make radioactive waste management more effective and economical.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7985.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

This paper begins with a discussion of the current and future plans of civilian nuclear development in India and Pakistan. Some civilian nuclear facilities can be used to produce highly-enriched uranium (HEU) or plutonium, the basic ingredients for m...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19950603.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994

<p>This paper compares the performance of nuclear power plants in five European countries by estimating a microeconomic model of managerial decision making.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT118.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

The prepared statement first describes the difficulties in the current ways of controlling fissile materials that can be used to make nuclear bombs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP256.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

Stochastic process analysis for nuclear power plant operations

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19940302.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

<p>V-230s deteriorate over time, while Western reactors generally improve.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19940002.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

<p>The safety and reliability of nuclear power have been hotly debated in the last 30 years.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR186.html Jan 1, 1993 Jan 1, 1993

This study concludes that one means of assuring energy and minimizing the potential for weapons proliferation is to develop an international nuclear fuel bank that could supply countries with energy credits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7278.html Dec 31, 1985 Dec 31, 1985

The author summarizes the key features of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA); describes the siting process for a waste repository and recent implementation history, including accomplishment of major milestones to date; ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2179.html Dec 31, 1984 Dec 31, 1984

This paper presents methods for estimating the full costs of closing nuclear power plants. It (1) reviews recent studies of the economic costs of closing the Indian Point and Zion nuclear generating facilities, (2) offers methods for synthesizing the...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2192.html Dec 31, 1984 Dec 31, 1984

This Note describes the origins, goals and tactics of the anti-nuclear-weapons and anti-nuclear-energy protest movements in the United States; characterizes American anti-nuclear protest activities of the past several years, and compares them with an...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6822.html Dec 31, 1981 Dec 31, 1981

Based on a review of existing studies, the authors advance a method for estimating the total costs associated with the premature closure of a nuclear power plant facility.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1806.html Dec 31, 1981 Dec 31, 1981

Assesses approximately 90 safety criteria and goals for the nuclear power industry that have been proposed over the past two years in the United States and elsewhere.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6576.html Dec 31, 1980 Dec 31, 1980

Examines the results of a study of Californians' attitudes toward nuclear power and the nuclear power initiative. The paper attempts to draw conclusions about the public's potential role in science policymaking. Most survey respondents knew very li...