CONTENTS

SEEKING ANSWERS 1

Energy for Exploration 3

THE WORLD OCEAN 6

Ocean Movements 7

A Mix of Elements 10

The Sea’s Interfaces 11

The Sea’s Resources 11

NUCLEAR ENERGY’S ROLE 13

Radionuclides in the Sea 13

Research Projects 23

Oceanographic Instruments 35

Environmental Safety Studies 41

The Atom at Work in the Sea 42

Ocean Engineering 51

Fresh Water from Seawater 52

Radiation Preservation of Seafood 54

Project Plowshare 56

A New _Fram_ 56

THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCEAN 57

SUGGESTED REFERENCES 58

United States Atomic Energy Commission

Division of Technical Information

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 67-62476

1968

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