Given below in chronological order are the titles and short descriptions of the 14 publications produced by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC).  For further information regarding these publications, please contact Ms. Sharon J. Long (email; phone: 301/903-5565; fax: 301/903-6594; snail mail: Office of Basic Energy Sciences, SC-10; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; Germantown, MD 20874-1290). When requesting a copy of a publication, please provide your full mailing address.  Sorry, most of these publications are not available electronically.

Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Panel on Novel Coherent Light Sources (January 1999; 47 pages). This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the BESAC subpanel for the development of future light sources that might become user facilities;  for development of smaller scale laser-based sources for innovative scientific experimentation and integration with large scale facilities; and  for a series of steps to be undertaken towards a future light source aimed at novel, hard X-ray science.
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Review Committee Final Report:  High Flux Isotope Reactor Upgrade and User Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (October 23, 1998; 31 pages). This report summarizes the BESAC review of the operations, research activities, and user program at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  As part of this review, a BESAC subpanel, chaired by Professor Jack E. Crow, conducted a site review of HFIR on August 31 - September 1, 1998.

Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Committee on Neutron Source Facility Upgrades and the Technical Specifications for the Spallation Neutron Source (March 1998; 78 pages). This report is a compilation of the work of three subpanels and the findings and recommendations of BESAC.  The Aeppli Panel considered upgrades to the two spallation sources; the Birgeneau Panel considered upgrades to the two high-flux reactors; and the Russell Panel reviewed the scope of the new spallation source.

Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Panel on D.o.E. Synchrotron Radiation Sources and Science (November 1997; 178 pages). This report contains the BESAC findings and recommendations based on the subpanel's review of the four synchrotron radiation light sources, their scientific impact, user demand and distribution, and future roles. 
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1993/1994 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (January 1995; DOE/ER-0638; 58 pages). This report includes the review of Ames Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories as well as comments on the Combustion Dynamics Initiative, Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center, and the Advanced Neutron Source.

Report on the Highly Enriched Uranium/Low Enriched Uranium Options for the Advanced Neutron Source (October 1994; 5 pages). This 5-page report summarizes the BESAC recommendations on the issues related to the highly enriched uranium/low enriched uranium options for the Advanced Neutron Source.

Neutron Sources and Applications: Report of Review Held at Oak Brook, Illinois for the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Panel on Neutron Sources, September 8-10, 1992 (January 1994; DOE/ER-0607P; 172 pages). This report summarizes the findings and conclusions of the review of the status of advanced research reactors and spallation sources and an update on scientific, technological, and medical applications, including neutron scattering research.

Neutron Sources of America's Future: Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Panel on Neutron Sources (January 1993; DOE/ER-0576P; 77 pages). This report details the BESAC review of the reactor and spallation sources of neutrons for their strengths, weaknesses, cost, and readiness and the review of the design goals for a reactor and/or spallation source.

1992 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (September 1993; DOE/ER-0604P; 62 pages). This report includes reviews of Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory as well as technology transfer. It also includes principal recommendations regarding the design and construction of the Advanced Neutron Source.

1991 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (June 1992; DOE/ER-0551P; 49 pages). This report summarizes the activities of BESAC for 1991, which includes a review of the Basic Energy Sciences research programs, its major facilities, facilities construction, and the Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences program. The Committee also discussed user fees at major facilities. It also includes the following subpanel reports: Combustion Dynamics Initiative; Materials, Biotechnology; and Environmental Restoration.

1989 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (February 1990; DOE/ER-0445P; 108 pages). This report summarizes the activities of BESAC for 1989, which includes subpanel reports on each of the Basic Energy Sciences research programs, human resources, physics in OBES, and the BESAC/HERAC Global Change research programs.

1988 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (November 1988; DOE/ER-03950; 65 pages). This report summarizes the activities of BESAC for 1988, which includes subpanel reports on each of the Basic Energy Sciences research programs and future priorities and opportunities, major facilities, and global change.

Panel on High-T_c Superconducting Magnet Applications in Particle Physics (December 1987; DOE/ER-0358; 35 pages). This report summarizes the principal findings and conclusions of the study of the possible use of high-temperature oxide superconductors for magnetic-field generation in particle-physics accelerators.

1987 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Department of Energy (December 1987; DOE/ER-0359; 77 pages). This report summarizes the activities of BESAC for 1987, which includes subpanel reports on each of the Basic Energy Sciences research programs and discusses global questions and issues.

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