Results 31 to 40 of about 53,264 (295)
Dismantle racism in science [PDF]
Science, 2022 William Shockley Jr. of Stanford University was an American physicist who jointly won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in inventing the transistor. Modern computing and communications would have been unthinkable without Shockley’s work. But the Nobel laureate was also a proponent of eugenics and firmly committed to the racial inferiority of
openaire +2 more sources
Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways
Ecology and Society, 2019 Although current literature on sustainability governance and institutions is preoccupied with innovation, novelty, success, and "best practice," there is an emergent tendency to consider decline and failure as opportunities and leverage points to work ...
Jens Newig +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Progress in the decommissioning planning for the Kiev’s research reactor WWR-M [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2010 The Kiev’s research reactor WWR-M has been in operation for more than 50 years and its further operation is planned for no less than 8-10 years. The acting nuclear legislation of Ukraine demands from the operator to perform the decommissioning ...
Lobach Yuri N. +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Gamma-ray spectroscopy for the characterization of uranium contamination in nuclear decommissioning [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2023 Decommissioning is the last step in the life cycle of a nuclear facility. After the evacuation of the facility components, the remaining structures such as concrete walls and floors must be surveyed to ensure that no residual contamination remains. It is
Salvador Francisco +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Radioactive waste management at the Paul Scherrer Institute, the largest Swiss national research centre [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2009 This paper presents the current radioactive waste management practices at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The PSI contributes to waste related problems in two aspects, namely to the scientific basis of waste management and disposal, and to the ...
Beer Hans-Frieder
doaj +1 more source
Soil Contamination Due to Heavy Metals at Electronic Waste Dumpsites in Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2020 The Shershah market is the oldest and largest scrap market in the Karachi city. The recycling, dismantling and burning of electronic waste (e-waste) in and around the market are causing the significant environmental and human health risk. Furthermore, it
Abdul Rafeeq +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Energy Science & Engineering, 2022 The nuclear dismantling assessment is analyzed with the fuzzy set and deep‐learning algorithm, where the project preference time search (PPTS) has been constructed.
Chang Hyun Baek +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Principal provisions of the decommissioning concept for the WWR-M research reactor
Ядерна фізика та енергетика, 2021 The decommissioning Concept for WWR-M research reactor is developed to meet the requirements of the current Ukrainian legislation. The main goal of the Concept is to provide a strategic stage of the work planning, including all the required ...
Yu. M. Lobach +3 more
doaj +1 more source