Israel
Special Weapons - Fed. of American Scientists
Learn about Israel's nuclear
arsenal and get an overview of its missile technology and command
and control systems. Link to related resources.
Institute
for Energy Technology
Independent foundation in
Norway is a center for nuclear and energy technology research.
Browse research projects and job opportunities.
MSN
Encarta - International Atomic Energy Agency
Organization founded in 1957
devotes its resources to developing nuclear agency and technology
throughout the world. Supplies links.
IAEA
- Department of Nuclear Applications
IAEA department promotes
research into agricultural and industrial uses of nuclear
technology. Find details about its research contract program.
Iraqi
Acquisition of Nuclear Knowledge - ISIS
Institute for Science and
International Security discusses Iraq's ongoing efforts to acquire
knowledge of nuclear technologies from the US.
Clinton
Pledges to Share Nuclear Defense Technology
Clinton vows to share
technology with "civilized nations."
The
Canadian Nuclear FAQ
This site examines the
technology, economics and environmental issues of Canada's nuclear
energy industry. The site includes a discussion and information
about the Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor technology.
Nuclear
Energy, Science,Technology
Affiliate of the Department of
Energy, featuring fact sheets. university programs, and technology
partnerships.
Institute
of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
Organization based in Poland
provides information about the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
Browse the the library and database.
General
Atomics
Resource for nuclear technology
and high-tech system development posts company news, employment
opportunities, and product details.
Franck,
James - The Franck Report
Presents a copy of the 1945
report concerning the ramifications of the development of nuclear
technology. Franck chaired the commission.
Nuclear
Physics - Past, Present & Future
Discover the physics behind
nuclear technology, the facts and implications of nuclear war and
the benefits of nuclear energy.
UIC
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Explains Australia's role in
supplying uranium for nuclear power generation. Provides photos of
the relevant technology.
India's
Search for Nuclear Capability - BBC News
BBC provides an overview of
modern nuclear weapons technology and chronicles India's evolution
into a nuclear world power.
Risking
the World: Nuclear Proliferation in Space
Deployment of nuclear technology
in the Saturn-bound Cassini probe is addressed in this online
version of a Covert Action Quarterly article. Nuclear physicists
comment on the environmental and health dangers and deaths that
could result from an accident.
Frequently
Ask Qestions About Nuclear Energy
Created by a Stanford University
scientist, this page compiles commentary, statistics and links to
answer common questions about the subject of nuclear technology.
ABB
Atom
Basic information on nuclear
technology by ABB Atom, a Swedish company that develops nuclear
power plants.
U.S.
DOE
Idaho
National
Engineering
and
Environmental
Laboratory
Idaho
National
Engineering
and
Environmental
Laboratory
is
a
U.S.
DOE
laboratory
operated
by
private
contractors
working
under
the
direction
of
the
DOE's
Idaho
Operations
Office.
The
Laboratory's
research
focuses
on
environmental
quality,
energy
resources,
national
security,
and
science.
Emphases
include
the
next-generation
nuclear
power
reactors,
nuclear
materials,
and
radioactive
waste
cleanup.
-
U.S.
DOE
International
Safety
Center
(INSC)
The
INSC,
which
operates
under
the
guidance
of
the
Director
of
International
Nuclear
Safety
and
Cooperation
in
the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy,
has
the
mission
of
improving
nuclear
power
reactor
safety
worldwide.
The
INSC
is
dedicated
to
the
goals
of
developing
enhanced
nuclear
safety
technology
and
promoting
the
open
exchange
of
nuclear
safety
information
among
nations.
The
INSC
sponsors
scientific
research
activities
as
collaborations
between
the
United
States
and
its
international
partners,
who
have
also
established
safety
centers
in
their
countries.
INSC
activities
are
currently
focused
on
Soviet-designed
nuclear
power
plants
in
Russia
and
Eastern
Europe.
See
especially
the
site
section
Nuclear
Reactor
Maps:
The
World.
U.S.
DOE
Lawrence
Livermore
National
Laboratory
Lawrence
Livermore
National
Laboratory
is
a
U.S.
DOE
national
laboratory
operated
by
the
University
of
California.
Its
mission
is
to
apply
science
and
technology
in
the
national
interest
for
national
security,
with
a
focus
on
global
security,
global
ecology,
and
bioscience.
Laboratory
employees
are
working
with
industrial
and
academic
partners
to
increase
national
economic
competitiveness
and
improve
science
education.
The
laboratory
conducts
research
in
advanced
defense
technologies,
energy,
environment,
biosciences,
and
basic
sciences.
U.S.
DOE
Office
of
Nuclear
Energy,
Science
and
Technology
DOE’s
Office
of
Nuclear
Energy,
Science
and
Technology
conducts
the
U.S.
government’s
Nuclear
Energy
Program
and
represents
the
core
of
its
expertise
in
nuclear
engineering
and
technology.
The
Office’s
programs
include
nuclear
power
research
and
development,
space
power
systems,
isotope
production
and
distribution,
facilities
management,
and
science
education.
U.S.
DOE
Pacific
Northwest
National
Laboratory
Through
its
Pacific
Northwest
National
Laboratory,
DOE
manages
a
comprehensive
collaborative
effort
to
improve
nuclear
safety
at
Soviet-designed
nuclear
power
plants
in
nine
partnering
countries.
In
addition
to
these
nine
host
countries,
the
G-7
nations
and
many
international
organizations
collaborate
on
this
effort.
This
Web
site
provides
extensive
information
on
reactors
in
Russia
and
Central
Europe.
U.S.
DOE
Sandia
National
Laboratories
Sandia
is
a
national
security
laboratory
operated
for
the
U.S.
DOE
by
the
Sandia
Corporation,
a
Lockheed
Martin
Co.,
that
provides
engineering
solutions
to
meet
national
needs
in
energy
security,
nuclear
weapons
and
defense
systems,
and
environmental
integrity.
Sandia
designs
all
non-nuclear
components
for
the
nation's
nuclear
weapons,
performs
a
variety
of
energy
research
and
development
projects,
and
works
on
assignments
that
respond
to
national
security
threats,
both
military
and
economic.
Sandia
forms
partnerships
with
appropriate
U.S.
industry
and
government
groups
to
collaborate
on
emerging
technologies.
In
the
1970s
and
1980s,
engineers
and
scientists
at
Sandia
conducted
tests
on
used
nuclear
fuel
containers,
subjecting
them
to
actual
accidents
to
see
what
would
happen
in
real-world
conditions.
U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
The
mission
of
the
EPA
is
to
protect
human
health
and
to
safeguard
the
natural
environment,
air,
water,
and
land,
upon
which
life
depends.
See
the
radiation
dose
calculator,
What
Is
Your
Annual
Radiation
Dose?
U.S.
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA)
FEMA
is
an
independent
agency
of
the
United
States
government
whose
mission
is
to
reduce
loss
of
life
and
property
and
protect
the
nation’s
critical
infrastructure
from
all
types
of
hazards
through
a
comprehensive,
risk-based,
emergency
management
program
of
mitigation,
preparedness,
response
and
recovery.
U.S.
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
FERC
is
an
independent
regulatory
agency
within
DOE
that
regulates
in
interstate
commerce
the
transmission
and
sale
for
resale
of
natural
gas,
the
transmission
of
oil
by
pipeline,
and
the
transmission
and
wholesale
sales
of
electricity.
FERC
also
licenses
and
inspects
private,
municipal,
and
state
hydroelectric
projects
and
oversees
related
environmental
matters.
U.S.
Nuclear
Regulatory
Commission
(NRC)
The
NRC
is
the
independent
government
agency
that
ensures
protection
of
the
public
health
and
safety,
the
common
defense
and
security,
and
the
environment
in
the
use
of
nuclear
materials
in
the
United
States.
U.S.
Nuclear
Waste
Technical
Review
Board (NWTRB)
The
NWTRB,
an
independent
agency
of
the
U.S.
government,
provides
independent
scientific
and
technical
oversight
of
the
U.S.
program
for
management
and
disposal
of
high-level
radioactive
waste
and
spent
nuclear
fuel
from
civilian
nuclear
power
plants.
U.S.
Office
of
Civilian
Radioactive
Waste
Management (OCRWM)
The
OCRWM
was
established
within
the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy
by
the
Nuclear
Waste
Policy
Act
of
1982
to
develop
and
manage
a
Federal
system
for
disposing
of
all
spent
nuclear
fuel
from
commercial
nuclear
reactors
and
high-level
radioactive
waste
resulting
from
atomic
energy
defense
activities.
See
especially
The
Yucca
Mountain
Project.
Uranium
Information
Center
UIC
provides
information
on
all
aspects
of
the
mining
and
processing
of
uranium,
the
nuclear
fuel
cycle,
and
the
role
of
nuclear
energy
in
helping
to
meet
world
electricity
demand.
Based
in
Australia,
UIC
produces
publications
and
maintains
an
extensive
reference
library.
Uranium
Institute
UI
is
an
international,
non-governmental
organization
focusing
on
the
whole
nuclear
fuel
cycle
in
meetings,
publications,
nuclear
fuel
market
reports,
and
communications
programs.
UI’s
worldwide
membership
consists
of
those
involved
in
all
stages
of
nuclear
generated
electricity.
UI
promotes
the
peaceful
use
of
nuclear
energy
as
a
means
of
supplying
the
world’s
growing
energy
demand
while
minimizing
environmental
risks.
The
Virtual
Nuclear
Tourist
This
Web
site
developed
by
Joseph
Gonyeau,
a
nuclear
professional
with
over
20
years
of
experience
in
the
industry,
contains
extensive
information
and
many
illustrations
on
the
use
of
nuclear
energy
to
generate
electric
power.
Women
in
Nuclear
WIN
is
a
worldwide
association
of
women
working
professionally
in
the
fields
of
nuclear
energy
and
the
applications
of
radiation.
WIN’s
goal
is
to
objectively
inform
the
public
about
nuclear
energy
and
radiation.
World
Energy
Council
/
Conseil
Mondial
de
l'Energie (WEC)
WEC
is
a
global
multi-energy
organization
active
in
about
100
countries
with
membership
representing
92
percent
of
world
energy
consumption.
Its
mission
is
to
promote
the
sustainable
supply
and
use
of
all
forms
of
energy
for
the
greatest
benefit
of
all.
Through
studies
and
conferences,
committees
and
companies
share
information,
collaborate
on
new
technologies,
and
offer
reliable
policy
or
strategy
recommendations.
This
work
is
published
and
discussed
to
assist
decision-makers
in
business
and
government.
World
Federation
on
Nuclear
Medicine
and
Biology
WFNMB
promotes
the
development
of
nuclear
medicine
and
biology
by
promoting
cooperation
among
various
associations
in
the
field
throughout
the
world.
WFNMB
establishes
technical
standards
and
a
uniform
program
of
teaching
and
training
as
well
as
facilitating
the
exchange
of
scientific
information
through
publications
and
conferences.
The
World
Nuclear
Transport
Institute
WNTI
is
dedicated
to
the
safe,
efficient
and
reliable
transport
of
radioactive
materials
by
sea,
land,
and
air
through
the
elaboration
and
application
of
appropriate
national
and
international
standards,
regulations,
guidelines,
and
procedures.
WNTI
consults
with
governmental
and
non-governmental
bodies
to
support
the
establishment
of
balanced
international
standards,
regulations,
guidelines,
and
procedures
through
the
preparation
of
position
papers,
briefs
and
other
communications.
WNTI
provides
a
forum
for
the
exchange
of
views
on
radioactive
materials
transport
and
may
support
research,
development,
and
testing
systems
and
components
for
the
transport
of
radioactive
materials.
U.S.
DOE
Argonne
National
Laboratory
Argonne
National
Laboratory
is
one
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy's
largest
research
centers
and
the
nation’s
first
national
laboratory,
chartered
in
1946.
In
basic
science,
experimental
and
theoretical
work
is
conducted
in
materials
science,
physics,
and
high-energy
physics,
among
other
areas.
Among
the
energy
resources
programs
is
work
to
improve
the
safety
and
longevity
of
American
and
Soviet-designed
nuclear
reactors.
Environmental
management
programs
include
hazardous
waste
site
analysis
and
electrometallurgical
treatment
to
prepare
used
nuclear
fuel
for
disposal.
Scientific
facilities
include
the
Advanced
Photon
Source,
Intense
Pulsed
Neutron
Source,
and
Argonne
Tandem
Linear
Accelerator
System.
NEI's
Source
Book
on
Soviet-Designed
Reactors
can
be
found
there.
U.S.
DOE
Energy
Information
Administration
A
statistical
agency
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy,
EIA
provides
policy-independent
data,
forcasts,
and
analyses
to
promote
sound
policymaking,
efficient
markets,
and
understanding
of
energy
and
its
interaction
with
the
economy
and
the
environment.
