The politics of nuclear-waste disposal
Journal Article
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· Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States)
OSTI ID:7046001
After 72 days of public hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the first commission of its kind in the US found that politics--not science and engineering--led to the selection of Martinsville, Ill. as the host site for a nuclear-waste-disposal facility. This article examines how the plan to dispose of nuclear waste in Martinsville ultimately unraveled.
- OSTI ID:
- 7046001
- Journal Information:
- Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States), Vol. 64:3; ISSN 0885-7024
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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