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The quality of science and engineering at the NNSA National Security Laboratories [electronic resource] / Committee to Review the Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories--Phase II, Laboratory Assessments Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
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x, 64 pages ; 28 cm
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories--Phase II.
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Statement of Task -- Conduct of the Study -- Outline of the Report -- 2.Nuclear Weapons Design -- Background -- Experimental Facilities -- Human Resources and Nuclear Weapons Design Capabilities -- 3.Systems Engineering and Aging -- High-Quality Systems Engineering -- Weapons Surveillance -- Plutonium Aging -- Selected Supporting Disciplines -- Transitioning Technology for Engineering: LDRD and Technology Readiness Levels -- Work Environment and Staffing -- The 120-Day Study -- 4.The Science Base -- Introduction -- Materials Science, Chemistry, and Engineering -- Condensed Matter/Materials Science at Extreme Conditions -- High-Energy-Density Science -- Radiation Hydrodynamics and Transport -- Workforce Development and the Work Environment -- Scientific Facilities -- 5.Modeling and Simulation -- Background -- Quality of Models and Numerical Methods -- Hydrodynamics and Materials -- Transport and Plasmas -- Engineering -- Quality of Scientific Computing Practice -- Staffing and Succession Planning -- Findings and Recommendations -- 6.Cross-Cutting Themes -- Overall Quality of S&E -- Experimentation -- Facilities and Infrastructure -- Workforce Recruitment and Retention; Work Environment and Culture.
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ISBN
9780309290906 (pbk.)
0309290902
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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