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Politics and promises of nuclear waste disposal: the view from Nevada

Journal Article · · Environment

DOE`s betrayal of the principles and standards of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) has distorted the agency`s repository-siting decisions. Leadership is needed to make midcourse corrections and to return to the promise of state-federal cooperation on which the act was built. NWPA managed to incorporate the interests of diverse factions into a decision-making process that was viewed as an equitable and workable solution to the nation`s nuclear waste disposal dilemma. The House of Representatives subcommittees report documents conclusively a substantial and pervasive bias in favor of the selection of sites at Yucca Mountain and Hanford and a politization of the siting process.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
60452
Journal Information:
Environment, Journal Name: Environment Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 29; ISSN 0013-9157; ISSN ENVTAR
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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