America's Nuclear Wastelands : Politics, Accountability, and Cleanup /

"In recent years, the Department of Energy has expended billions in radioactive cleanup activities, reducing risks to its workers and the public, securing critical nuclear materials, and closing three large weapons complexes and a number of smaller ones. Yet many problems remain. Max S. Power p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Power, Max Singleton, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kerntechnische Anlage.
Radioaktiver Abfall.
Radioactive waste sites.
Radioactive waste disposal.
Radioactive pollution.
Nuclear weapons > Environmental aspects.
Nuclear weapons > Environmental aspects > United States.
Radioactive waste disposal > United States.
Radioactive pollution > United States.
Radioactive waste sites > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The legacy of nuclear weapons production
  • Risk: perception, assessment and conflict
  • The legal and regulatory basis for cleanup
  • Politics, jobs, and public engagement
  • How clean is clean enough?
  • The geographic chess game
  • Cleanup accomplishments
  • Cleanup challenges for today and tomorrow
  • Trust and momentum to get the job done.

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