NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This is a report of work supported by Contract Number DE-FGO2-88NE37983/R from the U.S. Department of Energy to the National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nuclear Power : technical and institutional options for the future / Committee on Future Nuclear Power Development, Energy Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Nuclear power. I. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Future Nuclear Power Development. II. National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.

TK1078.N86 1992

333.792'4—dc20

92-18493

CIP

S634