Nuclear waste : disposal and liability issues
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Nuclear waste : disposal and liability issues
（Energy science, engineering and technology）
Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Civilian nuclear waste disposal / Mark Holt
- Nuclear waste management : key attributes, challenges, and costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository and two potential alternatives / United states government accountability office
- Nuclear waste disposal : alternatives to Yucca Mountain / Mark Holt
- The Yucca Mountain litigation: liability under the nuclear waste policy act (NWPA) of 1982 / Todd Garvey
- The federal government's responsibilities and liabilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act / Kim Gawley
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Description
Management of civilian radioactive waste has posed difficult issues for Congress since the beginning of the nuclear power industry in the 1950s. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Although civilian radioactive waste encompasses a wide range of materials, most of the current debate focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 requires the DOE to dispose of the waste in a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. This book examines the key attributes, challenges, alternatives, and costs of the Yucca Mountain repository, and the liability issues of nuclear waste disposal.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Nuclear Waste Management: Key Attributes, Challenges & Costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository & Two Potential Alternatives
- Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain
- The Yucca Mountain Litigation: Liability Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982
- The Federal Government's Responsibilities & Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
- Index.
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