
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
Redirecting America's High-level Nuclear Waste Policies
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
129 pages
978-0-367-29736-7 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-29736-7 (9780367297367)
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James Flynn | James Chalmers | Doug Easterling
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
Redirecting America's High-level Nuclear Waste Policies
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James Flynn | James Chalmers | Doug Easterling
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
Redirecting America's High-level Nuclear Waste Policies
E-Book
06/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
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James Flynn | James Chalmers | Doug Easterling
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
Redirecting America's High-level Nuclear Waste Policies
E-Book
06/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
Available for download
Persons
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.
Content
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