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Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
May 5, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 18
COVER: As the availability of a permanent geologic respository for nuclear waste slips further into the future, operators of nuclear power plants rely more on on-site storage of spent-fuel assemblies inside metal and concrete casks.
Volume 86, Issue 18
NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP
A long view of high-level radioactive waste raises ethical questions of intergenerational responsiblities
COVER: As the availability of a permanent geologic respository for nuclear waste slips further into the future, operators of nuclear power plants rely more on on-site storage of spent-fuel assemblies inside metal and concrete casks.
Credit: Nuclear Energy Institute
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May 5, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 18
May 5, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 18
A long view of high-level radioactive waste raises ethical questions of intergenerational responsiblities
(pp. 15-21)
Features
Business
Many contestants in C&EN's annual ranking of U.S.
company sales hold on to their positions (pp. 25-29)
company sales hold on to their positions (pp. 25-29)
Science & Technology
Vintage samples of the notorious alcoholic drink don't contain high levels of psychoactive compound (pp. 42-43)
News of the Week
Sugars Imaged In Live Animals
Technique is 'global positioning system' for tracking glycans in organisms
(p.8)Europe's Results Signal A Downturn
First quarter is marked by earnings drops
(p.9)DSM Invests In Medical Polymers
Dutch firm acquires California's Polymer Technology Group
(p.10)Scientific Integrity On The Line
Credibility of EPA's chemical assessments is in jeopardy
(p.10)Ferreting Out HIV
Compound that pulls the virus out of hiding is synthesized
(p.11)Pipeline Woes
Recent drug failures dim industry prospects
(p.12)Tribute To Public Service
ACS honors three public servants for pushing the innovation agenda
(p.12)Departments
Business
Many contestants in C&EN's annual ranking of U.S.
company sales hold on to their positions
(pp. 25-29)company sales hold on to their positions
English professor and scholar of 18th-century literature says business writing is all about clarity and precision
(p.31)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- EU Initiative Targets Pharma Competitiveness
- Occidental Goes Mercury-Free
- DSM Opens Plant For New Polymer
- Elementis Adds Coatings Resins
- AkzoNobel Rebrands AFTER ICI Buy
- Bayer Advances Natural Polyols
- Monsanto, Mendel Seek Biofuels Feedstocks
- Lockheed Funds Research At Rice
- Solvay Will Acquire Innogenetics
- BASF Sells Plant To India's Dr. Reddy's
- Novo Nordisk Donates Molecule Collection
- Pfizer, Universities Research Diabetes
- Yulex Gets FDA Nod For Rubber Gloves
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Action in New Orleans sets the stage for undergraduates to become voting members of ACS
(pp. 50-51)
ACS outreach program improves science education one child at a time
(pp. 52-54)
Government & Policy
A long view of high-level radioactive waste raises ethical questions of intergenerational responsiblities
(pp. 15-21)
Fairy Tales And Judicial Opinions
(p.36)
Courts find string of Bush Administration's Clean Air Act rules unlawful
(pp. 34-37)
Science & Technology
Retractions set off controversy but seem unlikely to stymie progress in the field
(pp. 40-41)
Vintage samples of the notorious alcoholic drink don't contain high levels of psychoactive compound
(pp. 42-43)
Grad students produce high-profile symposium as part of an innovative education initiative
(pp. 44-45)
Specialized polymer is key to insulin-regulating device
(pp. 46-47)Newscripts
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