German radioactive waste : changes in policy and law / Robert Rybski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rybski, Robert, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Routledge focus on environment and sustainability

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive wastes--Storage--Law and legislation--Germany.

Radioactive wastes.

Radioactive wastes--Storage--Law and legislation.

Germany.

Physical Description:

x, 123 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

"This book presents the universal issue of radioactive waste management from the perspective of the German legal system, analysing how lawmakers have responded to the problem of nuclear waste over the course of the last seventy years. In this book, Robert Rybski unwraps and explains the perplexing legal and social issues related to radioactive waste. He takes readers through the entire 'life-cycle': from the moment that radioactive material is classified as radioactive waste, through to the period of interim storage, and right up to its final disposal. However, this last step in radioactive waste management (that of final disposal) has not yet been achieved in Germany, or anywhere in the world, and has been the subject of hefty public debate for dozens of years. As a result, the book analyses the most recent regulations in place to enable final disposal. This book will be of interest to energy policy experts, academics and professionals who work in the area of nuclear energy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The nuclear energy sector and its by-products

Storage and disposal of radioactive waste

Selection of a proper site for final disposal of radioactive waste.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Rybski, Robert. German radioactive waste

ISBN:

9781032055060

1032055065

9781032065045

1032065044

OCLC:

1277277565