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Category : Radioactive waste disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Bibliography, July-December 1992
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Category : Radioactive waste disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Category : Radioactive waste disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Radioactive Waste Management
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Bibliography, 1992-1993
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Energy Research Abstracts
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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OF1998-01: Mineral and energy resource assessment of the Nellis Air Force Range
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Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Proceedings of the Topical Meeting on Nuclear Waste Isolation in the Unsaturated Zone
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Burying Uncertainty
Author: K. S. Shrader-Frechette
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520913965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Shrader-Frechette looks at current U.S. government policy regarding the nation's high-level radioactive waste both scientifically and ethically. What should be done with our nation's high-level radioactive waste, which will remain hazardous for thousands of years? This is one of the most pressing problems faced by the nuclear power industry, and current U.S. government policy is to bury "radwastes" in specially designed deep repositories. K. S. Shrader-Frechette argues that this policy is profoundly misguided on both scientific and ethical grounds. Scientifically—because we cannot trust the precision of 10,000-year predictions that promise containment of the waste. Ethically—because geological disposal ignores the rights of present and future generations to equal treatment, due process, and free informed consent. Shrader-Frechette focuses her argument on the world's first proposed high-level radioactive waste facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Analyzing a mass of technical literature, she demonstrates the weaknesses in the professional risk-assessors' arguments that claim the site is sufficiently safe for such a plan. We should postpone the question of geological disposal for at least a century and use monitored, retrievable, above-ground storage of the waste until then. Her message regarding radwaste is clear: what you can't see can hurt you.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520913965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Shrader-Frechette looks at current U.S. government policy regarding the nation's high-level radioactive waste both scientifically and ethically. What should be done with our nation's high-level radioactive waste, which will remain hazardous for thousands of years? This is one of the most pressing problems faced by the nuclear power industry, and current U.S. government policy is to bury "radwastes" in specially designed deep repositories. K. S. Shrader-Frechette argues that this policy is profoundly misguided on both scientific and ethical grounds. Scientifically—because we cannot trust the precision of 10,000-year predictions that promise containment of the waste. Ethically—because geological disposal ignores the rights of present and future generations to equal treatment, due process, and free informed consent. Shrader-Frechette focuses her argument on the world's first proposed high-level radioactive waste facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Analyzing a mass of technical literature, she demonstrates the weaknesses in the professional risk-assessors' arguments that claim the site is sufficiently safe for such a plan. We should postpone the question of geological disposal for at least a century and use monitored, retrievable, above-ground storage of the waste until then. Her message regarding radwaste is clear: what you can't see can hurt you.
OF1999-13: Assessment of metallic and mined energy resources in the Yucca Mountain conceptual controlled area, Nye County, Nevada
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Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 541
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Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 541
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Handbook for Environmental Risk Decision Making
Author: C. Richard Cothern
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420048735
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This handbook describes the broad aspects of risk management involving scientific policy judgment, uncertainty analysis, perception considerations, statistical insights, and strategic thinking. This book presents all the important concepts to enable the reader to "see the big picture." This ability is extremely important - it allows the decision maker or strategic environmental planner to understand and cope with a wide variety of complex and interlinked pieces of information and data. The text presents environmental problems and, whenever applicable, the methodology required to reach a successful solution. Decisions and policies are examined. The book covers numerous objective and subjective components of environmental risk decision making. It details quantitative and comparative risk, and investigates the cost and feasibility of different decisions. Social pressures, safety, and political, religious, ethical, and psychological issues are addressed. How to evaluate the potential impact on the quality of life also is discussed. Any company doing risk assessment, risk management, or risk communication, as well as those doing environmental decision making will find this reference to be invaluable. It is also suitable as a text for courses in environmental management, environmental science, and risk assessment in the areas of risk management and strategic environmental planning.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420048735
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This handbook describes the broad aspects of risk management involving scientific policy judgment, uncertainty analysis, perception considerations, statistical insights, and strategic thinking. This book presents all the important concepts to enable the reader to "see the big picture." This ability is extremely important - it allows the decision maker or strategic environmental planner to understand and cope with a wide variety of complex and interlinked pieces of information and data. The text presents environmental problems and, whenever applicable, the methodology required to reach a successful solution. Decisions and policies are examined. The book covers numerous objective and subjective components of environmental risk decision making. It details quantitative and comparative risk, and investigates the cost and feasibility of different decisions. Social pressures, safety, and political, religious, ethical, and psychological issues are addressed. How to evaluate the potential impact on the quality of life also is discussed. Any company doing risk assessment, risk management, or risk communication, as well as those doing environmental decision making will find this reference to be invaluable. It is also suitable as a text for courses in environmental management, environmental science, and risk assessment in the areas of risk management and strategic environmental planning.
Government Reports Announcements & Index
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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