Tower of Babel: a special report of the nuclear industry

Journal Article · · Southern Exposure; (United States)

OSTI ID:5905177

The southern U.S. region currently maintains 19 operating nuclear reactors, a large number of nuclear-related industries, and numerous radioactive waste storage facilities. To illustrate the greed of nuclear power proponents and the dangers of existing and future nuclear power plant operations, the southern nuclear power industry is surveyed. Detailed are the South's involvement in each phase of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to waste disposal; efforts by the region's private electric utility companies to buttress the crumbling supports of the nuclear industry; and the serious threat that nuclear power poses to the region, the nation, and the world. The U.S. nuclear power industry can be viewed as a modern Tower of Babel. (4 maps, 20 photos, 2 tables)

• OSTI ID: 5905177
• Journal Information: Southern Exposure; (United States), Vol. 7:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
NUCLEAR POWER
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC OPINION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
USA
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
POWER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
290600* - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy
530100 - Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies- Social & Economic Studies- (-1989)