ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1987. The Chernobyl disaster intensified the whole debate on the nuclear power industry. There was great public concern about the industry regulation, about the siting of nuclear facilities, including the dumping of nuclear waste, and about the alleged secretiveness of the industry. This book examines these and many other important aspects of the industry worldwide and provides much important original research. It focuses in particular on the political processes which control the industry, on waste disposal and on the social impact.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1
The Political and Planning Context
part 2|89 pages
Nuclear Waste: The Achilles Heel
chapter Seven|14 pages
Institutional Aspects of Siting Nuclear Waste Disposal Facilities in the United States *
part 3|77 pages
Risk and Impact: The Social Dimension
part 4|21 pages
Future Directions