One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude Redirecting America's High-level Nuclear Waste Policies
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2021
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367297367
Publisert
2021-05-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
237 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
129
Biographical note
The authors have studied the socioeconomic effects of nuclear waste storage for over a decade The authors have studied the socioeconomic effects of nuclear waste storage for over a decade The authors have studied the socioeconomic effects of nuclear waste storage for over a decade.
When Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, it directed the Department of Energy to locate, study, license, and develop a deep underground repository for high-level nuclear wastes. As the authors of this study show, by 1987 the program was in shambles, beset by opposition from every state that had a potential storage site. Congress p
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This book examines the Nuclear Waste Policy Act passed by Congress in 1982 The authors trace the evolution of the political and social turmoil created and consider recommendations for a new national policy for the storage of hazardous nuclear waste.
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Preface -- Overview of a Troubled Program -- Problems with High-Level Nuclear Waste and a Little History -- Policies and Politics -- Complexity and Uncertainty -- Public Responses to High-Level Nuclear Wastes -- International Experiences -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- Update on the High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository Siting
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367297367
Publisert
2021-05-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
237 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
129