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OSTI ID:5771372
The author of this paper develops a theory of the nuclear establishment and explains its success in dominating policy making. The author also describes the history of public policy regarding nuclear waste that culminated in the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act and its aftermath. After two decades of debate in Congress, state legislatures, and the media, the United States still cannot decide where to bury its most dangerous form of garbage--- radioactive materials that remain toxic for thousands of years. The problem appears to be intractable. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 promised a solution, but Gerald Jacob believes that instead of addressing scientific credibility, legitimacy, and priorities of the nuclear waste program, the NWPA deferred to the interests of nuclear utilities and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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- 5771372
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- United States
- Language:
- English
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