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Too hot to touch : the problem of high-level nuclear waste / William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Edition: 1. publDescription: XIV, 370 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., KtISBN:
  • 9781107030114
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Too hot to touch. Online-Ausgabe Online-Ausg. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. Online-Ressource (xiv, 370 p.)DDC classification:
  • 363.72/890973 23
  • SCI026000
LOC classification:
  • TD898.118
Contents:
Summary: "Today, the issue of waste management is as prominent as reactor safety in the controversies surrounding nuclear power and is particularly topical in the US since the 2010 closure of the Yucca Mountain repository project. William and Rosemarie Alley provide an engaging and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding disposal of nuclear waste in the US, with reference also to other countries around the world. The book tells the full history from the beginnings after World War II up to today, bringing to life the pioneering science, the political wrangling and media drama, and the not-in-my-backyard communities fighting to put waste elsewhere. Written in down-to-earth language, by an expert with key involvement in the Yucca Mountain project, this is a timely book for public interest groups, affected communities, policymakers, environmentalists and research scientists working in related fields and anyone interested in finding out more about this important issue"--Summary: "When the nuclear energy industry was launched in the 1950s, Robert Oppenheimer dismissed the waste problem as "unimportant." Over a half-century later, the waste issue is as prominent as reactor safety in the international controversies surrounding nuclear power. It is particularly topical in the US since the 2010 closure of the Yucca Mountain repository project. With no long-term plan in sight, high-level radioactive waste remains scattered across 121 sites in 39 States. William and Rosemarie Alley provide an engaging and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding disposal of nuclear waste in the US, with reference also to the difficulties and progress of other countries around the world. The book tells the full history from the early days after World War II up to the present time, with an insightful perspective drawn from William Alley's expertise in the field, including leading the USGS survey of Yucca Mountain. Stories of key players bring to life the pioneering science, the political wrangling and media drama, and the not-in-my-backyard communities fighting to put the waste somewhere else. "--Call number: Grundsignatur: 2014 A 1972PPN: PPN: 160297442X
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Nord erg 7.4 Lesesaal CN 2014 A 1972 ;c Available 51752911090
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd erg 7.4 Lesesaal Technik (LST) 2014 A 1972 ;b Available 51882509090
Freihandbestand Präsenznutzung Fachbibliothek Physik erg 7.4 Bibliothek / frei aufgestellt 2014 A 1972 Not for loan 51470258090
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