Open AccessThe Decision-Makers Forum on a new Paradigm for Nuclear Energy, Final Report
Author(s) -
Chester G. Motloch
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/911505
Subject(s) - caucus , government (linguistics) , political science , public relations , public administration , energy (signal processing) , engineering ethics , engineering , physics , law , politics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics
The Decision-Makers' Forum on a New Paradigm for Nuclear Energy was created in response to the challenge by Sen. Pete V. Domenici to begin, "a new dialogue with serious discussion about the full range of nuclear technologies." Sponsored by the Senate Nuclear Issues Caucus, the Forum was organized and facilitated by the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The participants were decision-makers and key staff from industry, government, the national laboratories, academia and professional societies. Overall, the Forum was designed to capture the ideas of a large number of decision-makers about the high priority actions recommended to help set a new national agenda for nuclear energy. The Forum recommended 10 priority actions toward this end