Public Regulation of Site Selection for Nuclear Power Plants

Introduction; Part I: The Process of Power-Plant Siting: Practices of Enterprises; A. Sitting Procedures and Analytical Tools for Site Assessment B. Range of Siting Considerations; Part II: Public Regulation of Power Plant Siting A. Licensing of Nuclear Facilities B. Other Public Regulation of Power Plant Siting C. Environmental protection and Regulation of the Electric Power Industry D. Environmental Protection and Site Selection E. Siting Regulation Outside the United States F. Regulatory Delays; Part III: The Contemporary Critique of Regulatory Experience; A. Regulatory Structure and practice Is Unresponsive to the Public Interest B. Regulatory Decisionmaking Is Insufficiently Accessible to Public Scrutiny and participation C. Regulatory Procedures Encourage and Protect Inefficient Practices of the Regulated Industries D. Some Legal Decisions Governing Regulatory Practice E. Some Case Studies of Regulatory Experience; Part IV: Reform Proposals; A. Regulatory Reform B. Reform of Siting Regulation; Index of Authors Cited in this Bibliography