ABSTRACT

This title, first published in 1987, examines the topic of nuclear waste management, and the way in which the public reacts to this issue. Part 1 explores the sources of public unease, such as the way in which nuclear waste had failed to be properly contained in the past. Part 2 looks at the search for a waste policy and the introduction of The Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Part 3 examines the waste problem from the standpoint of it being an international issue, and finally, Part 4 looks to the future and the lessons that we can learn from past nuclear waste management failures. This book will be of interest to students of environmental management.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |120 pages

Sources of Public Unease

chapter |31 pages

Containment

chapter |36 pages

The Reprocessing Dilemma

part |104 pages

Searching for a Waste Policy

part |167 pages

Europe, Japan, and the International Waste Problem

part |35 pages

A Time to Act

chapter |33 pages

Common Ground