Nuclear power : assessing and managing hazardous technology /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Pasqualetti, Martin J., 1945-, Pijawka, K. D. (K. David)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2019.
Series:Westview replica edition.
Subjects:
Nuclear energy.
Technology assessment.
Nuclear Energy
Énergie nucléaire.
Technologie > Évaluation.
nuclear power.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Nuclear energy
Technology assessment
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Westview Replica Editions
  • Preface
  • Acceptability and National Response to the Risks of Nuclear Power
  • Introduction
  • Scale and the Acceptability of Nuclear Energy
  • The Role of History in the Acceptance of Nuclear Power in the U.S. and Canada1
  • Policymaking and Safety Issues in the Development of Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
  • Spatial Assessment and Impact Mitigation
  • Introduction
  • Locating Nuclear Electric Energy Facilities: Structural Relationships and the Environment
  • A Convergence/Divergence Schema to Identify Impacts: The Case of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station1
  • Land-Use Controls and Nuclear Power Plants
  • Assessing the Social Demographic, and Economic Impacts of Nuclear Power Plants
  • Introduction
  • Public Sector Effects and Social Impact Assessment of Nuclear Generating Facilities: Information for Community Mitigation Management1
  • Population Trends Around Nuclear Power Plants1
  • The Pattern of Public Response to Nuclear Facilities: An Analysis of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station1
  • Risk Perception and Emergency Planning
  • Introduction
  • Residential Proximity and Cognition of Risk at Three Mile Island: Implications for Evacuation Planning
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Warning Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies: Criteria and Application
  • A Spatial Analysis of Evacuation Intentions at the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station1
  • Postponed Decisions, Present Issues: The Final Phases
  • Introduction
  • Nuclear Waste Disposal: Technology and Environmental Hazards1
  • Confronting Equity in Radioactive Waste Management: Modest Proposals for a Socially Just and Acceptable Program1
  • Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

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