1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456049103321

Titolo

Science and technology for environmental cleanup at Hanford [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Review of the Hanford Site's Environmental Remediation Science and Technology Plan, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001

ISBN

1-280-18428-0

9786610184286

0-309-56561-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

363.728

Soggetti

Hazardous waste site remediation - Washington (State) - Hanford Site

Groundwater - Pollution - Washington (State) - Hanford Site

Electronic books.

Hanford Site (Wash.) Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-162).

Nota di contenuto

""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT HANFORD""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Reviewer Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""CHARGE 1: ASSESS THE TECHNICAL MERIT OF THE S&T WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ITS LIKELY CONTRIBUTION�""; ""CHARGE 2: ASSESS THE RELEVANCE AND TIMELINESS OF THE PLANNED S&T WORK TO DOE REMEDIATION DECISIONS AT THE HANFORD SITE""; ""CHARGE 3: ASSESS THE POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY OF S&T RESULTS TO CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS AT OTHER DOE SITES""; ""1 Introduction and Task ""; ""SCOPE OF THIS STUDY""

""REPORT CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION""""2 Hanford Site Background ""; ""WASTE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT""; ""Releases to the Atmosphere""; ""Releases to the Ground""; ""Solid Waste Disposal""; ""Liquid Waste Disposal""; ""Accidental Releases and Discharges""; ""Releases to the Columbia River""; ""CLEANUP OF THE HANFORD SITE"";



""DISCUSSION""; ""3 Overview of the Integration Project ""; ""BACKGROUND AND HISTORY""; ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM""; ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT “ROADMAPS�""; ""IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATION PROJECT ROADMAP""

""SCHEDULE AND BUDGET""""DISCUSSION""; ""4 System Assessment Capability ""; ""SCOPE OF THE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY""; ""SCHEDULE AND BUDGET""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""5 Inventory Technical Element ""; ""SCOPE OF INVENTORY TECHNICAL ELEMENT""; ""EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE INVENTORY TECHNICAL ELEMENT""; ""6 Vadose Zone Technical Element ""; ""THE VADOSE ZONE: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY IS IT POORLY UNDERSTOOD?""; ""SCOPE OF VADOSE ZONE TECHNICAL ELEMENT""; ""EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE VADOSE ZONE TECHNICAL ELEMENT""; ""Field Investigations of Representative Sites""

""Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved?""""Does the planned work represent new science?""; ""Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site?""; ""Does the planned work address the important issues?""; ""Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan""; ""Transport Modeling""; ""Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved?""; ""Does the planned work represent new science?""; ""Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site?""

""Does the planned work address the important issues?""""Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan""; ""Waste and Sediment Experiments and Models""; ""Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved?""; ""Does the planned work represent new science?""; ""Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site?""; ""Does the planned work address the important issues?""

""Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797822803321

Autore

Friedman Louis

Titolo

Human spaceflight : from Mars to the stars / / Louis Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson : , : The University of Arizona Press, , [2015]

ISBN

0-8165-3228-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

629.45

Soggetti

Manned space flight

Interstellar travel

Space flight to Mars

Outer space Exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The human future in space -- Lighting the path : solar sails and interstellar travel -- Sailcraft in turbulent political and technical waters -- The planetary society and solar sailing -- Interstellar precursors and the 100 year starship -- A mission to the solar gravitational lens focus -- Extending human presence, not humans -- Creating a multi-planet species : humans to Mars -- Stepping stones to Mars -- Implications and conclusions -- Appendix : human Mars mission requirements.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book explores the future of human presence in space and the possibility of interstellar travel beyond Mars. Friedman offers viable, cost effective, and intriguing insights into current and future technologies that could expand humanity's concept of not only life on Earth but also life in space"--Provided by publisher.