Social impacts of hazardous and nuclear facilities and events: Implications for Nevada and the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository; [Final report]

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138740· OSTI ID:138740

Freudenburg, W. R. ^[1]; Carter, L. F.; Willard, W. ^[2]; Lodwick, D. G. ^[3]; Hardert, R. A. ^[4]; Levine, A. G. ^[5]; Kroll-Smith, S. ^[6]; Couch, S. R. ^[7]; Edelstein, M. R. ^[8]

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1. Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI (United States)
2. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
3. Miami Univ., Oxford, OH (United States)
4. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
5. State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Sociology
6. New Orleans Univ., LA (United States)
7. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
8. Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ (United States)

Social impacts of a nuclear waste repository are described. Various case studies are cited such as Rocky Flats Plant, the Feed Materials Production Center, and Love Canal. The social impacts of toxic contamination, mitigating environmental stigma and loss of trust are also discussed.

• Research Organization: Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG08-85NV10461
• OSTI ID: 138740
• Report Number(s): NWPO-SE-045-92; ON: DE93013217; TRN: 93:012354
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: May 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SOCIAL IMPACT
PUBLIC OPINION
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
US DOE
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
MITIGATION
Yucca Mountain Project