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Chargement... The Road to Yucca Mountain: The Development of Radioactive Waste Policy in the United States (2009)par J. Samuel Walker
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I'm glad I read this book, but I guess I was hoping for something more. The book is exactly what it purports to be: a history of the development of radioactive waste policy in the United States, by the historian of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It is primarily an organizational and policy history, although the author discusses pertinent political and scientific events and issues. The book is suitably critical of failed and inadequate policies, but I was hoping for something with more of a "bite" to it -- something that would expand on the issues at stake. The author fails to provide a broader context: what exactly constitutes a significant danger to public well-being? There is no mention of France's approach to nuclear waste, and no mention of the work of Hales ("Atomic Spaces") or Sternglass. The author has clearly research the subject extensively, but the bureaucratic context is a limiting one. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In The Road to Yucca Mountain, J. Samuel Walker traces the U.S. government's tangled efforts to solve the technical and political problems associated with radioactive waste. From the Manhattan Project through the designation in 1987 of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a high-level waste repository, Walker thoroughly investigates the approaches adopted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He explains the growing criticism of the AEC's waste programs, such as the AEC's embarrassing failure in its first serious effort to build a high-level waste repository in a Kansas salt mine. Clearly and accessibly, Walker explains the issues surrounding deep geological disposal and surface storage of high-level waste and spent reactor fuel. He analyzes the equally complex and divisive question of fuel "reprocessing." He weaves reliable research with fresh insights about nuclear science, geology, politics, and public administration, making this original and authoritative account an essential guide for understanding the continuing controversy over an illusive and emotional topic. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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