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Title: Outlook remains dim for waste solution

Abstract

When Congress selected Yucca Mountain as the proposed site for storing the nation`s high-level nuclear waste, this isolated piece of real estate in Nevada became the focus of national debate about the long-term safety and feasibility of underground storage, writes Frank L. Parker, a professor in environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. {open_quotes}While scientific knowledge will increase in the future, it is unlikely that we will ever achieve full understanding of the long-term movement of radioactive waste that must remain buried for hundreds of thousands of years,{close_quotes} says Parker. Parker maintains that the battle over the future of Yucca Mountain has proved that local communities should have a strong voice in the site-selection process, and, once a site is chosen, people who live nearby should be compensated for the burden they bear.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
60728
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: Fal 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; YUCCA MOUNTAIN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC ANXIETY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Yucca Mountain Project

Citation Formats

Parker, F L. Outlook remains dim for waste solution. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Parker, F L. Outlook remains dim for waste solution. United States.
Parker, F L. 1994. "Outlook remains dim for waste solution". United States.
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abstractNote = {When Congress selected Yucca Mountain as the proposed site for storing the nation`s high-level nuclear waste, this isolated piece of real estate in Nevada became the focus of national debate about the long-term safety and feasibility of underground storage, writes Frank L. Parker, a professor in environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. {open_quotes}While scientific knowledge will increase in the future, it is unlikely that we will ever achieve full understanding of the long-term movement of radioactive waste that must remain buried for hundreds of thousands of years,{close_quotes} says Parker. Parker maintains that the battle over the future of Yucca Mountain has proved that local communities should have a strong voice in the site-selection process, and, once a site is chosen, people who live nearby should be compensated for the burden they bear.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/60728}, journal = {Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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