ABSTRACT
Addressing the major issues surrounding the use of nuclear power, twenty-nine social scientists with extensive involvement in the assessment and management of nuclear technology discuss critical areas of concern--problem recognition, risk estimation, and policy formation and implementation. The authors appraise fundamental policy issues and examine
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|92 pages
Acceptability and National Response to the Risks of Nuclear Power
section Section II|72 pages
Spatial Assessment and Impact Mitigation
section Section III|73 pages
Assessing the Social Demographic, and Economic Impacts of Nuclear Power Plants
section Section IV|63 pages
Risk Perception and Emergency Planning
section Section V|110 pages
Postponed Decisions, Present Issues: The Final Phases
