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ERIC Number: EJ250258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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The Emperor's New Clothes--1981.
von Hippel, Frank
Physics Today, v34 n7 p34-38,40-41 Jul 1981
Illustrates, with three case histories, that outside peer review of public policy analysis is critically needed, is feasible, and can have an important impact. These case histories are: (1) safety of today's commercial nuclear power plants; (2) necessity of plutonium breeder reactors; and (3) consequences of "limited" nuclear war. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Environmental Standards, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Warfare, Peer Evaluation, Physics, Public Policy, Research Problems, Science Education, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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