| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
05-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded a peaceful nuclear device in 1974, convincing the world of the need for greater restrictions on nuclear trade. The United States created the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as a direct response to India's test, halted nuclear exports to India a few years ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
28-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
11-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Pull Rods or Scram |
01-Jun-2009 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
Pasit Somboonpakron; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | Southeast Asia is experiencing a nuclear energy renaissance. Why have some Southeast Asian countries chosen to pursue nuclear power, while others have not? Among those pursuing nuclear energy, why are some moving more quickly than others? The hypothesis of this thesis is that countries are more likely pursue nuclear power if its benefits outweigh benefits from the same level of effort in other sources of energy. Analyses of these countries ... |
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| North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy |
27-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Larry A Niksch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since August 2003, negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs have involved six governments: the United States, North Korea, China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia. Since the talks began, North Korea has operated nuclear facilities at Yongbyon and apparently has produced weapons-grade plutonium estimated as sufficient for five to eight atomic weapons. North Korea tested a plutonium nuclear device in October 2006. U.S. officials have cited evidence that North Korea ... |
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| Assistance to North Korea |
20-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; Mark E Manyin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since 1995, the United States has provided North Korea with over $1.2 billion in assistance, about 60% of which has paid for food aid and about 40% for energy assistance. U.S. aid fell significantly in the mid-2000s, bottoming out at zero in 2006. The Bush Administration resumed energy aid in the fall of 2007, after progress was made in the Six-Party Talks over North Koreas nuclear program. The Six-Party Talks ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
14-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain |
06-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mark Holt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress designated Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation's sole candidate site for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository in 1987, following years of controversy over the site-selection process. Over the strenuous objections of the State of Nevada, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a license application for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository in June 2008 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). During the 2008 election campaign, now-President Obama lent support ... |
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| Joint Force Quarterly. Issue 52, 1st Quarter, January 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
173 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| Joint Force Quarterly is published by the National Defense University Press for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. JFQ is the Chairman's flagship joint military and security studies journal designed to inform members of the U.S. Armed Forces, allies, and other partners on joint and integrated operations; national security policy and strategy; efforts to combat terrorism; homeland security; and developments in training and joint professional military education to ... |
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| Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next U.S. Administration |
Dec-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Jean du Preez; MONTEREY INST OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CA JAMES MARTIN CENTER FOR NONPROLIFERATION STUDIES
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| Three months before the November 2008 U.S. presidential election, the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group (MNSG), an international body of approximately two dozen experienced policy makers and prominent analysts, convened to consider nuclear challenges and policy options for the next U.S. administration. This session was part of an ongoing series of MNSG meetings aimed at identifying realistic and achievable options as groundwork for building consensus or near-consensus on critical issues threatening ... |
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| Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
18-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently developing technologies and studying design options for a planned new cruiser called the CG(X). The Navy wants to procure 19 CG(X)s as replacements for its 22 existing Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers. The Navy wants the CG(X) to be a highly capable multi-mission ship with an emphasis on air defense and ballistic missile defense (BMD). The Navy has not yet announced a preferred design concept for ... |
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| Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
01-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently developing technologies and studying design options for a planned new cruiser called the CG(X). The Navy wants to procure 19 CG(X)'s as replacements for its 22 existing Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers. The Navy wants the CG(X) to be a highly capable multi-mission ship with an emphasis on air defense and ballistic missile defense (BMD). The Navy has not yet announced a preferred design concept for ... |
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| Assessment of the Effectiveness of Clay Soil Covers as Engineered Barriers in Waste Disposal Facilities with Emphasis on Modeling Cracking Behavior |
01-Jun-2008 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Berney; Ernest S IV; Wayne D Hodo; John F Peters; Tommy E Myers; Richard S Olsen; Michael K Sharp; NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON DC
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| Abstract: This research investigated the nature of cracking behavior in compacted clay liners used for nuclear waste disposal facilities. A literature review found that, in all documented in-place clay liner studies, cracking occurred in the clay liner within 10 years, leading to failure of the liner system. Further, all moisture-flow models studied failed to capture clay cracking and the resultant high permeability associated with these failed liner systems. A laboratory ... |
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| Satellite Surveillance: Domestic Issues |
21 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Jr. Best Richard A.; Jennifer K. Elsea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Reconnaissance satellites, first deployed in the early l960s to peer into denied regions of the Soviet Union and other secretive enemy states, have from time to time been used by civilian agencies of the federal government to assist with mapping, disaster relief, and environmental concerns. These uses have been coordinated by the Civil Applications Office at the U.S. Geological Survey, a component of the Interior Department. Post 9/11, the Bush ... |
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| Nuclear Energy Policy |
28-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Mark Holt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Nuclear energy policy issues facing Congress include the implementation of federal incentives for new commercial reactors, radioactive waste management policy, research and development priorities, power plant safety and regulation, nuclear weapons proliferation, and security against terrorist attacks. The Bush Administration has called for an expansion of nuclear power. For Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear energy research and development and infrastructure, the Administration requested $801.7 million for FY2008, nearly 30% above ... |
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| Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power |
20 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary B. Nikitin; Jill M. Parillo; Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After several decades of decline and disfavor, nuclear power is attracting renewed interest. New permit applications for 30 reactors have been filed in the United States, and another 150 are planned or proposed globally, with about a dozen more already under construction. In the United States, interest appears driven, in part, by provisions in the 2005 Energy Policy Act authorizing streamlined licensing that combine construction and operating permits, and tax ... |
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| AY 2007-2008 Achieving U.S. Energy Security: Energy Industry Sector Report Seminar 8 |
01-Jan-2008 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| The source of U.S. national security strength stems in large part from the nation's economic foundation; the ability to generate and exploit inexpensive energy underpins that strength. Therefore, the United States has a vital interest in ensuring the viability and stability of the global energy system and securing its energy security. This Industrial College of the Armed Forces Energy Industry paper analyzes the energy sector and grapples with how to ... |
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| China's Reactions to the India Deal: Implications for the United States |
DEC 2007 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Sherry W. Wangwhite; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The current Bush administration's nuclear policy towards India is a major departure from what had been the course of U.S. foreign policy for the last three decades. It also is controversial because the United States is agreeing to recognize India as a nuclear power even though India is not a signatory to the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). The primary purpose of this thesis is to assess China's reactions to ... |
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| Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
20 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently developing technologies and studying design options for a planned new cruiser called the CG(X). Navy plans call for procuring the first CG(X) in FY2011, at an estimated cost of about $3.2 billion, and 18 more CG(X)s in subsequent years. If the CG(X) is equipped with a nuclear power plant, which is an option currently being considered by the Navy, then advance procurement funding for the first ... |
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| Critical Infrastructure: The National Asset Database |
16 JUL 2007 |
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| Authors:
John Moteff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been developing and maintaining a National Asset Database. The Database contains information on over 77,000 individual assets, ranging from dams, hazardous materials sites, and nuclear power plants to local festivals, petting zoos, and sporting good stores. The presence of a large number of entries of the latter type (i.e. assets generally perceived as having more local ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
13 JUN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, especially the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser The Navy wants to procure the first CG(X) in FY20 11, and is currently studying design options for the ship, including the use of nuclear power A 2006 Navy study concluded the following, among other ... |
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| Building Alternative-Energy Partnerships with Latin America |
30 MAR 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
David Bernreuther; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The world faces a significant energy problem with global demand rising and reserves declining. As both the largest consumer of energy and a major promoter of global economic stability, the United States is obviously affected by these developments. Beyond their direct economic consequences, high energy prices and potential shortages provide a pretext for unstable regimes to develop nuclear power (and potentially weapons), foster terrorism, impede global economic growth, and endanger ... |
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| Gauging U.S.-Indian Strategic Cooperation |
MAR 2007 |
425 pages |
| Authors:
Henry Sokolski; John Stephenson; Peter Tynan; M. V. Ramana; Zia Mian; A. H. Nayyar; R. Rajaraman; Charles D. Ferguson; Richard Speier; George Perkovich; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This volume consists of research that the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC) commissioned and vetted throughout 2006. The volume offers U.S. and Indian policy and law makers a detailed checklist of things to watch, avoid, and try to achieve. These chapters deserve close attention since all are focused on what is needed to assure U.S.-Indian strategic cooperation succeeds. |
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| Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments |
22 FEB 2007 |
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| Authors:
Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections since 2003 have revealed two decades' worth of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran, including uranium enrichment and plutonium separation efforts. Iran agreed in 2003 to suspend sensitive activities in negotiations with Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (European Union-3), which broke down in August 2005. On September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors found Iran to be in noncompliance with its Nuclear Nonproliferation ... |
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| Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments |
09-Feb-2007 |
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| Authors:
Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections since 2003 have revealed two decades' worth of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran, including uranium enrichment and plutonium separation efforts. Iran agreed in 2003 to suspend sensitive activities in negotiations with Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (EU-3), which broke down in August 2005. On September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors found Iran to be in noncompliance with its Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty ... |
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| The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) |
25 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| No firms have been sanctioned under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). Set to expire in August 2006, bills in the 109th Congress, H.R. 282 (passed by the House on April 26, 2006), S. 333, and H.R. 6198 extended it and added provisions to apply it more strictly. The latter bill, (P.L. 109-293, signed September 30, 2006), extended it until December 31, 2011, changed its name from the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act ... |
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| Energy Industry |
2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
James Butler; Marat Bekbenbetov; Katherine Coffman; Kirk Davies; Michael R. Farrar; Scott N. Fletcher; Robert Hall; Senad Kljajic; Feza Koprucu; Kevin Leek; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| The national well-being of the United States starts with energy security. In an expanding and interrelated global economy it is paramount that the United States develop and execute a national energy policy which is integrated as a key component of the National Security Strategy. This policy must address energy supply stability, support infrastructure improvements, promote greater use of nuclear power, and reduce hazardous emissions through the development of cleaner burning ... |
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| Model of High-Energy-Density Battery Based on SiC Schottky Diodes |
OCT 2006 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Yves Ngu; Marc Litz; Bruce Geil; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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| Silicon carbide (SiC) diodes are being investigated as direct energy converters (DECs) for use in small, long-lived nuclear power sources for unattended sensors. Voltage and current measurements on Schottky diodes fabricated from both Si and SiC result in typical efficiencies of 5 to 15%. A drift-diffusion model has been developed to predict the output and to help us better understand the radiation-induced current that results. This report describes the initial ... |
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| Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments |
20-Jul-2006 |
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| Authors:
Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections since 2003 have revealed almost two decades' worth of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran, including uranium enrichment and plutonium separation efforts. Iran agreed in 2003 to suspend sensitive activities in exchange for promises of assistance from Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (EU-3), but negotiations broke down in August 2005. On September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors found Iran to be in ... |
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| Selection of Naval Academy Graduates for Nuclear Training |
JUN 2006 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Killila; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study examines some of the criteria used in selecting Naval Academy graduates for entry into the Navy's Nuclear Power Program. Data from 1,096 Naval Academy graduates who attended Nuclear Power School (NPS) between 1997 and 2003 is analyzed using hierarchal linear regressions. Two models are used in the study. In the first model the independent variables are major type, service community assigned, and Order of Merit (class rank). In ... |
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| Nuclear Strategy with the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran |
22 MAR 2006 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
David M. Blackburn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The bad relationship between the United States and Iran began in 1979 when radical students stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took hostages. The hostage standoff lasted 444 days; and surely the crisis helped President Carter lose his reelection bid. In President George W. Bush's 2002 State of the Union address he named Iran as one of the nations in the "axis of evil." In December 2002 Russia ... |
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| India's Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views |
03 MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the creation of a global partnership, which would include full civil nuclear cooperation between the United States and India. Such cooperation would reverse almost 30 years of U.S. nonproliferation policy. President Bush promised India he would persuade Congress to amend the pertinent laws to approve the agreement, as well as persuade U.S. allies to create an exception ... |
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| Perceptions and Courses of Actions toward Iran |
OCT 2005 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Jo-Anne Hart; FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES OFFICE (ARMY) FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In which Islamic theocracy were there immediate and repeated public outpourings of sympathy for Americans following the 9/11 attacks in 2001? Few Americans know that hundreds of Iranians gathered publicly to pay their respects and to show their solidarity with the American people, first on 13 September, then in two other candlelight vigils. The crowds chanted "Death to terrorism!" "Death to Bin Laden!" and, "America: condolences, condolences!" Three days after ... |
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| Energy Trends and Implications for U.S. Army Installations |
SEP 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Eileen T. Westervelt; Donald F. Fournier; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| The energy situation is highly uncertain for the Army, the Nation, and the world. Now is the time to consider both short and long-term issues to develop enduring energy policies and solutions for our military installations to discern an effective and viable path for the Army's energy future. To sustain its mission and ensure the capability to project and support the forces, the Army must insulate itself from the economic ... |
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| Flying Reactors: The Political Feasibility of Nuclear Power in Space |
APR 2005 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
James R. Downey; Anthony M. Forestier; David E. Miller; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| This paper addresses the question: What mechanism(s) would improve the political feasibility of a nuclear power program for US space operations? For a period of more than 50 years, the United States has been exploring the potential of nuclear-powered reactors for use in a variety of space-based applications. From the earliest days, there have been numerous challenges--some technical, many political--that have impeded progress in every program that the United States ... |
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| Homeland Security: Budget-in-Brief FY 2006 |
11 JAN 2005 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has undergone two full budget cycles since it was established in March 2003. The Fiscal Year 2006 President's Budget includes critical programs and activities that build on the Department's many accomplishments. The Department has significantly improved security measures at every entry point into the United States. Whether by land, sea, or air, it is substantially more difficult for terrorists to enter our country now ... |
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| Homeland Security and the Private Sector : a CBO Paper |
DEC 2004 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Richard D. Farmer; Andrew Goett; Nathan Musick; David Torregrosa; Roger Hitchner; David Moore; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| The events of September 11, 2001, raised the nation's awareness of the potential scale of terrorist attacks, the likelihood of such attacks, and the benefits of spending on homeland security. Since that date, the public sector has undertaken efforts to boost security against terrorism. At the same time, there have been calls for new laws or regulations that would require businesses to assume an increased role in the nation's defense ... |
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| Confinement of Radioactive Materials at Defense Nuclear Facilities |
OCT 2004 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARDWASHINGTON DC
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| The design of defense nuclear facilities includes systems whose reliable operation is vital to the protection of the public, workers, and the environment. Confinement ventilation systems are among the most important of such systems for protecting the public, and are generally relied upon as the final safety-class barrier to the release of hazardous materials with potentially serious public consequences. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) has advised the Department ... |
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| Clash of Strategies: Pax Americana and the Nuclear Ambitions of North Korea |
19 MAR 2004 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
John E. Stone; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| America currently finds itself in a precarious position as it grapples with developing the right strategy for dealing with the current crisis in North Korea. For nearly 50 years the US has negotiated with North Korea in an effort to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula nudge North Korea into the fold of democracy and one day achieve Korean unity. The net result of a half- century's worth of US ... |
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| Nuclear Asia |
MAR 2004 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph Ferguson; Gael Tarleton; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On March 18-19, 2004, in Seattle, Washington, the National Bureau of Asian Research, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Army War College, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Nuclear Threat Initiative, and the Ploughshares Fund co-sponsored a conference to explore the complex topics of nuclear proliferation, regional and global terrorism, and the state of nonproliferation regimes in Asia. The conference drew representatives from government, academe, and nonprofit research institutions from the ... |
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| Maintaining Communication Link for a Robot Operating in a Hazardous Environment |
Mar-2004 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Narek Pezeshkian; Nathan Farrington; Hoa G Nguyen; Anoop Gupta; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND SAN DIEGO CA
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| Communication is usually the limiting factor governing human-robot interaction during teleoperated operation in nuclear storage facilities. Thick concrete shielding makes it extremely difficult to maintain high- bandwidth radio communication. The same problem is encountered in urban law-enforcement applications and in hostile military operations. Hard cable tethers are cumbersome, require large spools for extended range, and are not appropriate for most applications besides urban explosive-ordnance-disposal. Thinner optical fibers, even reinforced, have ... |
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| Emergency Management. Functional Area Qualification Standard |
JAN 2004 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
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| DOE M 426.1-1, Federal Technical Capability Manual, commits the Department to continuously strive for technical excellence. The Technical Qualification Program, along with the supporting Technical Qualification Standards, complements the personnel processes that support the Department's drive for technical excellence. In support of this goal, the competency requirements defined in the Technical Qualification Standards should be aligned with and integrated into the recruitment and staffing processes for technical positions. The Technical ... |
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| North Korean Engagement: Balancing Risk and Opportunity |
2004 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
John Driscol; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| For more than half a century, the specter of a hostile, enigmatic and threatening North Korea has loomed large on the US. policymakers' horizon. A nation of only 22 million with a GDP of $21.8 billion and a negative three percent growth rate, it is smaller than the state of Mississippi. Yet North Korea consumes the world's attention far out of proportion to its size and truncated economic power. For ... |
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| Optimization of 178m2Hf Isomer Production in Spallation Reactions |
15 MAY 2003 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Volodymyr I. Kyryschchuk; INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH KIEV (UKRAINE)
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| After successful observation of gamma-emission from the 31-yr isomer of 176Hf induced by x-ray irradiation. the scientific interest for the triggering of long-lived nuclear spin isomers has greatly increased. We observed great efficiency of the triggering with low-energy (<20 keV) x-rays inducing the decay of 178m2Hf isomers that stresses all models. which might have been able to predict such an effect. Thus, there is a necessity to produce research lab-sized ... |
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| Nuclear Deterrence is Here to Stay |
07 APR 2003 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
John J. Welsh; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the most recent National Security Strategy President Bush has stated that deterrence doesn't work. The latest Nuclear Posture Review, completed in December 2001, proposed the tenets of Nuclear Deterrence to be: downsize the nuclear force level to 1700 - 2200 weapons, develop smaller yield weapons, and preempt if necessary. Additionally, President Bush supports developing a national missile defense system to protect the U.S. homeland. In my paper, I will ... |
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| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: Observations on Externally Regulating Nuclear and Worker Safety in DOE's Science Laboratories |
25 JUL 2002 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Unlike other governmental, educational, and private sector research and development facilities in the United States, DOE's science laboratories are not regulated or licensed by external regulators, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to help ensure safe operations. Instead, DOE and its predecessor agencies1 have, since 1946, been granted legislative authority to self-regulate nuclear and worker safety at all of their facilities, ... |
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| Bytes: Weapons of Mass Disruption |
APR 2002 |
134 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Lamb; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The term "information warfare" has thus caught the attention of an entire generation of military thinkers. While the term encompasses both offensive and defensive measures, much of the imaginative thinking has concerned attacks on an adversary's command-and-control and information systems using methods as diverse as computer viruses, laser beams, and high-powered microwaves. Much of this thought goes into comprehending the possibilities, and maximizing the effects, of high technology in information ... |
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| Pokhran II and Beyond (Emerging Indian Nuclear Posture) |
APR 2002 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Jeetendra Mishra; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| India started its nuclear research with the sole purpose of utilizing nuclear power for its technological and industrial growth However, despite her moral dilemmas and restraint demonstrated since her first test of a peaceful nuclear explosive (PNE) in 1974, a variety of factors led to India's two nuclear tests on May 1998, In the wake of these tests National Security Advisory Board of India issued a Draft Report on Indian ... |
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| Assistance, Inspections, Investigations, and Followup: Inspector General Activities and Procedures |
29 MAR 2002 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Eric K. Shinseki; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| This regulation prescribes the responsibility and policy for selection of inspectors general and duties of inspectors general throughout the Army. It describes inspector general functions, including teaching and training, inspection, investigation, and assistance. Although the fundamental inspector general role and functions have not changed, this revision incorporates numerous policy and mandated procedural changes affecting inspector general activities. This regulation implements Department of Defense Directive 5505.6. |
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| NUCLEAR SECURITY: Lessons to Be Learned from Implementing NNSA's Security Enhancements |
MAR 2002 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In the late 1990s, a number of incidents at nuclear weapons facilities highlighted important security weaknesses at the Department of Energy (DOE).1 To address these weaknesses, DOE has developed numerous initiatives to improve nuclear security. The initiatives cover a broad range of security areas physical security, personnel security, information security, cyber security, and counterintelligence. Some of these initiatives require the creation of new offices and new policies, while others require ... |
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