Nuclear waste is a by-product of the nuclear weapons programme, the nuclear electricity programme and, to a lesser extent, from the use of radioactive isotopes in medical and industrial processes. Using as a starting point the laws framed in the early years of the UK nuclear power programme to regulate the industry, this book compares approaches to nuclear waste management in a number of countries including the United States, France, Finland, and Korea. The book identifies the current treatment and proposed future of nuclear waste, looking at wider policies, stakeholder perceptions, international pressures and future energy scenarios. The key argument of the book is that, in the future, the regulation of nuclear waste must be treated as a primary objective of the law.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-0-7546-2318-2 (9780754623182)
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Peter Riley is a part-time Lecturer in Law on the LLM Environmental Law programme at De Montfort Law School, Leicester, UK, and is also a Chartered Engineer, who has worked for 35 years in the nuclear industry.
Nuclear waste and energy; Radioactive waste; International and governments' policy; Attitudes and influences of stakeholders; Sources of law relating to nuclear waste; National nuclear laws; Practice, pragmatism and the way ahead; Appendix 1: nuclear energy; Appendix 2.1: ICRP history, policies and procedures; Appendix 2.2: constitution of the ICRP; Bibliography; Index.