NRC raises questions over sale of helium reserve
JAN 29, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024042
Science : In 1996, the US Congress decided to sell the 1 billion cubic meters of gaseous helium—specifically the heavier isotope, helium-4—that the country had stockpiled.But conditions it imposed on the sales are keeping the price of helium artificially low and encouraging waste of a substance indispensable for numerous scientific and technological applications, says a National Research Council report released last week.
Related link Selling the nation’s helium reserve NRC report
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