ABSTRACT
Radwaste policy is not an environmental policy alone. Such a onedimensional view cannot explain why radwastes have been dealt with in such divergent ways in the UK, the Federal Republic of Germany and Sweden. In the preceding three chapters I have sought to detail the political economy of decision-making. In probing deeper, a more complex picture has emerged. In particular, I have stressed the connections between radwaste policy and the establishment, rejection and maintenance of a spent-fuel reprocessing capability. This has been the setting for the deeper questions surrounding the establishment of a boundary of control.
