Site Unseen : The Politics of Siting a Nuclear Waste Repository / Gerald Jacob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Gerald, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Nevada--Yucca Mountain.

Environmental policy.

Radioactive waste sites--Government policy--Nevada--Yucca Mountain.

Radioactive waste sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1990]

Summary:

Gerald Jacob's 'Site Unseen: The Politics of Siting a Nuclear Waste Repository' examines the complex political and environmental challenges of establishing a nuclear waste repository in the United States. The book delves into the history and policy failures surrounding nuclear waste disposal, particularly focusing on the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Jacob explores the intersection of technological solutions, political decision-making, and public distrust that has stalled progress in safely managing high-level radioactive waste. The author aims to highlight the political uses of location and the impact of nuclear waste management on national policy. The book is intended for scholars, policymakers, and individuals interested in environmental policy and nuclear energy issues. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. A Perspective on the Politics of Nuclear Waste

Chapter 2. The Nuclear Establishment

Chapter 3. Disorder and Crisis

Chapter 4. Reassertion or Reconstruction

Chapter 5. The Failure of the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act

Chapter 6. Technological Solutions

Chapter 7. The Political Uses of Location

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

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ISBN:

9780822974536

0822974533

OCLC:

1434176517