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Published on: February 21, 2017
Ciencias Nucleares: El DOE deja caer el plan para reiniciar el reactor
Resumen
El Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE, por sus siglas en inglés) no reiniciará la controvertida Instalación de Pruebas de Flujo Rápido en Hanford. Esta decisión es bienvenida por los investigadores biomédicos que temían que desviaría fondos esenciales de otros programas de investigación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ingeniería Nuclear Ingeniería Nuclear.
- El financiamiento de la investigación biomédica.
- Política Ambiental La política medioambiental es la política que tiene que ver con el medio ambiente.
Sus antecedentes:
- La Instalación de Pruebas de Flujo Rápido (FFTF) en la Reserva Nuclear de Hanford es un controvertido reactor nuclear.
- Existían preocupaciones con respecto a la posible desviación de recursos escasos de otros programas de investigación del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE) si se reiniciaba el FFTF.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar sobre la decisión del Departamento de Energía con respecto al reinicio de la FFTF.
- Documentar la reacción de la comunidad de investigación biomédica a esta decisión.
Principales métodos:
- El estudio se basa en el anuncio del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos.
- Se recogió información sobre las preocupaciones de los investigadores biomédicos.
Principales resultados:
- El Departamento de Energía de EE.UU. ha abandonado oficialmente los planes para reiniciar el FFTF.
- Los investigadores biomédicos han expresado su aprobación de esta decisión.
Conclusiones:
- El cese del reinicio de la FFTF se ve como un desarrollo positivo para la cartera de investigación más amplia del DOE.
- Esta decisión garantiza que los recursos no se reasignen de las iniciativas críticas de investigación biomédica a la FFTF.
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