NanoNuclear 2012: Collaborative Report on the Workshop (2012)
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NuclearEnergyisalargedomesticsourceofclean,nearlygreenhousegas-freeenergy,makingmajorcontributionstowardmeetingournation’scurrentandfutureenergydemands.However,itfacesamyriadofchallengesthatcouldimpederealizingitsfullpotentialforaddressingeconomic,environmentalandenergysecuritygoals.TheeventwasheldJune6-8,2012.Researchonthenanoscalehasbeencaptivatinglaboratoriessincethemid1980sandwaselevatedtonationalprominencein2000bytheformationoftheUSNationalNanotechnologyInitiative(NNI),sponsoredbyboththeExecutiveandLegislativebranchesoftheUSGovernment.Withfocusedresearcheffortsfrom15FederalAgencies,NNIandrelatednanoscienceprogramshavealreadyrevolutionizedhugeexpansesofhightechnology(e.g.,electronicsandmedicine).Extensionofnanotechnologyresearchtoenergyrelatedfieldsiscurrentlyunderway.Untilnowhowever,noconcertedefforthasbeenmadeintheareaofNuclearenergy.NuclearEnergyisalargedomesticsourceofclean,nearlygreenhousegas-freeenergy,makingmajorcontributionstowardmeetingournation’scurrentandfutureenergydemands.However,itfacesamyriadofchallengesthatcouldimpederealizingitsfullpotentialforaddressingeconomic,environmentalandenergysecuritygoals.Nuclearenergymightgreatlybenefitfromadaptationsofnanoscalemethodsandmaterialsinordertoovercomethesechallengesandachieveacontinuedoranexpandedroleinthelong-termenergyplatform.



