Fuel cycle to nowhere : U.S. law and policy on nuclear waste / Richard B. Stewart and Jane B. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Richard B.

Contributor:

Stewart, Jane Bloom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazardous wastes--Law and legislation--United States.

Hazardous wastes.

Hazardous wastes--Law and legislation.

Radioactive wastes.

Radioactive wastes--Transportation--Law and legislation.

United States.

Radioactive waste disposal--Law and legislation--United States.

Radioactive waste disposal.

Radioactive waste disposal--Law and legislation.

Radioactive wastes--Transportation--Law and legislation--United States.

Radioactive wastes--United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 427 pages : 1 map ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Intended to provide a comprehensive overview of U.S. nuclear waste law, this volume examines the history of the nuclear weapons and power industries' disposal plans over time, discussing the national policy on waste storage in relation to political trends and evolving movements in local political autonomy, industrial developments and emerging environmental consciousness over the last seventy years. The volume addresses technical specifics of nuclear waste storage and focuses on legal regulations and challenges to storage policy. Richard Stewart is a professor of environmental law at New York University and Jane Stewart is an environmental lawyer and consultant. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The evolution of U.S. nuclear waste law and policy

Radioactive waste classification and regulation

Nuclear waste transport

Low-level waste disposal

WIPP : the rocky road to success

Yucca Mountain : blueprint for failure

Options for orphan wastes

Nuclear waste in the United States : lessons learned and future choices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-412) and index.

ISBN:

9780826517746

0826517749

OCLC:

699009906