Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, Committee on the Impact
Otros Autores: Staff, Board on Physics, National Materials Advisory Board, National Research
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 2000.
Colección:Compass series The impact of selling the federal helium reserve
Temas:
Helium > Economic aspects > United States.
Hélium > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • BACKGROUND
  • IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION
  • FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Reviews of the Helium Industry
  • Study of the Depletion of the Reserve
  • Research and Development
  • Overview
  • BACKGROUND: PROPERTIES, USES, AND SOURCE OF HELIUM
  • FEDERAL AND PRIVATE HELIUM FACILITIES AND CAPACITIES
  • ECONOMICS OF THE HELIUM MARKET
  • IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION
  • FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONSFollow-on Studies
  • Research Programs
  • 1 Properties and History
  • UNIQUENESS OF HELIUM
  • HISTORY OF HELIUM USAGE
  • 2 The U.S. Federal Helium Reserve and the Helium Privatization Act
  • FEDERAL AND PRIVATE HELIUM FACILITIES AND CAPACITIES
  • Federal Helium Facilities
  • Private Helium Facilities
  • HELIUM PRIVATIZATION ACT OF 1996
  • 3 Uses of Helium
  • INADEQUACY OF DATA ON HELIUM USE
  • CURRENT USES
  • Cryogenics
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Semiconductor Processing
  • Large-Scale Fundamental Research Requiring Helium TemperaturesSmall-Scale Fundamental Research Requiring Helium Temperatures
  • Pressurizing and Purging
  • Welding
  • Arc Welding
  • Laser Processing
  • Atmospheric Control
  • Optical Fiber Manufacture
  • Plasma-Arc Coating
  • Plasma-Arc Melting
  • Heat Treatment
  • Leak Detection
  • Breathing Mixtures
  • Lifting
  • Other Uses of Helium
  • POTENTIAL FUTURE USES
  • Magnetic Levitation
  • Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
  • Energy Conversion Systems
  • Cryogenic Wind Tunnels
  • Superconducting Electronics4 Helium Supply, Present and Future
  • SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES
  • Crude Helium Extraction from Natural Gas
  • Purification
  • HELIUM RESERVES AND RESOURCES
  • Categories of Helium Reserves and Resources
  • Future Helium Supply
  • 5 Economics of the Helium Market
  • FACTORS AFFECTING THE HELIUM MARKET
  • THE EFFECT OF A FIXED FEDERAL SALES PRICE
  • ECONOMICS OF HELIUM STORAGE
  • 6 Impact of the Implementation of the Helium Privatization Act
  • IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION
  • FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Studies
  • ResearchBibliography
  • Appendixes
  • A Agendas for Meetings of the Committee on the Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve
  • July 6-7, 1998 Washington, D.C.
  • February 6-7, 1999 Washington, D.C.
  • B Helium Privatization Act of 1996
  • AN ACT
  • SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
  • SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT
  • SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY
  • 'SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY
  • 'SEC. 4. STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF CRUDE HELIUM
  • SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE
  • 'SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE
  • SEC. 6. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BORROW

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