Financial protection against nuclear hazards: implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Silkwood

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6099841

Rockett, L R

The study evaluates the operation of the Price-Anderson Act in the light of 10 years of experience and the changes that have occurred during the period in the law and regulations and in the nuclear and insurance industries. It provides an independent analysis of various proposals to extend or amend the Act prior to its 1987 expiration. The five chapters deal with historical background and scope, financial protection under the Act, financial protection without the Act, legislative goals and issues, and alternative proposals. The report concludes that no scheme can fully satisfy all of the criteria, bu a careful balancing will depend upon congressional decision on the extent to which federal policy should encourage continued participation by private industry in the nuclear field. Selected footnotes follow each chapter.

• OSTI ID: 6099841
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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