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Title: The politics of nuclear-waste disposal

Abstract

After 72 days of public hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the first commission of its kind in the US found that politics--not science and engineering--led to the selection of Martinsville, Ill. as the host site for a nuclear-waste-disposal facility. This article examines how the plan to dispose of nuclear waste in Martinsville ultimately unraveled.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7046001
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 64:3; Journal ID: ISSN 0885-7024
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; POLITICAL ASPECTS; SITE SELECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RURAL AREAS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; 293000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation; 290600 - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy; 052002 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage

Citation Formats

Tarricone, P. The politics of nuclear-waste disposal. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Tarricone, P. The politics of nuclear-waste disposal. United States.
Tarricone, P. 1994. "The politics of nuclear-waste disposal". United States.
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abstractNote = {After 72 days of public hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the first commission of its kind in the US found that politics--not science and engineering--led to the selection of Martinsville, Ill. as the host site for a nuclear-waste-disposal facility. This article examines how the plan to dispose of nuclear waste in Martinsville ultimately unraveled.},
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year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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