Nuclear waste stalemate : political and scientific controversies / by Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne...
Nuclear waste stalemate : political and scientific controversies / by Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne...
Nuclear waste stalemate : political and scientific controversies / by Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne E. Vandenbosch.
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Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, c2007.
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N363.7289/16
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English
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Physical content
xii, 313 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Alternatives for the management of radioactive waste -- 3. Overview of legislative and executive actions concerning high-level radioactive waste -- 4. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 : adoption of a policy for the disposal of spent fuel from commercial reactors -- 5. The N...
App. F. Organizations opposed to the Yucca Mountain repository -- App. G. Supporters of the Yucca Mountain repository.
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Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Utah
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"Diminishing oil supplies, global warming due to the use of fossil fuels, persistent strife in the Middle East, and increasing demands for energy have led to the search for additional energy sources. Many feel that a significant expansion of nuclear power will be necessary to meet projected needs. However, although nuclear power has been produced c...
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Nuclear waste stalemate : political and scientific controversies / by Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne E. Vandenbosch.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index.
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N363.7289/16
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74VK3DrMNPOl
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0874809037 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780874809039 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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363.7289
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991023660019702626
