The Road to Yucca Mountain

The Road to Yucca Mountain
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Publisher : University of California Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 0520260457
ISBN-13 : 9780520260450
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Book Synopsis The Road to Yucca Mountain by : J. Samuel Walker

Download or read book The Road to Yucca Mountain written by J. Samuel Walker and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Road to Yucca Mountain, J. Samuel Walker traces the U.S. government's tangled efforts to solve the technical and political problems associated with radioactive waste. From the Manhattan Project through the designation in 1987 of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a high-level waste repository, Walker thoroughly investigates the approaches adopted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He explains the growing criticism of the AEC's waste programs, such as the AEC's embarrassing failure in its first serious effort to build a high-level waste repository in a Kansas salt mine. Clearly and accessibly, Walker explains the issues surrounding deep geological disposal and surface storage of high-level waste and spent reactor fuel. He analyzes the equally complex and divisive question of fuel “reprocessing.” He weaves reliable research with fresh insights about nuclear science, geology, politics, and public administration, making this original and authoritative account an essential guide for understanding the continuing controversy over an illusive and emotional topic.


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