Site unseen: The politics of siting a nuclear waste repository

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6586376

Jacob, G

The author analyses the history of nuclear waste politics from post-World War II through passages of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act in the 1980s. His focus is the nuclear establishment; his thesis is that this group consistently failed to recognize the need for institutional reform. The book is articulate, well-documented, and concise summary of the history of nuclear waste management from the perspective of a critic of the nuclear establishment. However, the book fails to resolve some key questions about the implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act by the Reagan administration and by EPA. A broader perspective would also contribute to a more complete assessment of nuclear waste management.

• OSTI ID: 6586376
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EVALUATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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