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River basin management plans, December 2008
This POSTnote outlines some of the challenges in implementing River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) in the UK to meet Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives.
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Future nuclear technologies. November 2008
This POSTnote provides an assessment of nuclear power generation technologies. It looks at the designs of any new UK reactors and outlines details of the regulatory design assessment process, with an emphasis on safety, security and waste. It also looks at longer term research into reactor design and waste management.
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Renewable energy in a changing climate, October 2008
This POSTnote looks at UK options for meeting the proposed target of 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and discusses how climate change could affect both the UK capacity to produce renewable energy and demand for energy in general.
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Cervical cancer. October 2008.
This note gives an overview of cervical cancer prevention strategies, including vaccination, and the issues arising.
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Large scientific facilities, July 2008
Large scientific facilities, July 2008. POSTnote 08/313.
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International migration of scientists and engineers, June 2008
International migration of scientists and engineers, June 2008. POSTnote 08/309.
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Marine conservation zones, June 2008
Marine conservation zones, June 2008. POSTnote 08/310.
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Alternatives to custodial sentencing, May 2008
Alternatives to custodial sentencing, May 2008. POSTnote 08/308.
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Next generation broadband access, April 2008
This POSTnote examines next generation access (NGA) technologies, demand for them and deployments worldwide. It looks at the debate over who should invest in NGA and when, and considers policy issues such as international competitiveness and geographical variations.
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Invasive non-native species, April 2008
Invasive non-native species, April 2008. POSTnote 08/303
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Research ethics in developing countries, April 2008
Research ethics in developing countries, April 2008. POSTnote 08/304.
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Electricity storage, April 2008
This POSTnote examines existing and proposed methods for large scale electricity storage, examines the technical challenges and discusses the economics of storage relative to other methods of providing electricity reserves. Electricity storage, April 2008. POSTnote 08/306.
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