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Britain's Nuclear Waste: Safety and Siting

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London-New York
Kiadó: Belhaven Press
Kiadás helye: London-New York
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 207 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 23 cm x 15 cm
ISBN: 1-85283-005-5
Megjegyzés: Néhány fekete-fehér térképpel.
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The disposal of nuclear waste will dominate the headlines over the next few years. This issue will generate much comment, rhetoric and political manoeuvering about perhapsthe most divisive environmental problem of the next decade. Facts will be at a prémium and to provide them, three well known writers in this field have put together a clear, well-written and unbiased introduction to the nuclear waste issue covering its history, the conflicting cases, the scientific realities, the engineering solutions, its politics and economics, and both the likely course of events and what should happen. Anyone concerned about their own environment and that of future generations should read this forthright book which will equip them to understand not only the scientific dimensions of the problem but alsó the political and economic issues which will determine the outcome. Contents Preface 1. What's all this about radioactive waste? 2. A review of Britain's radioactive waste problem 3. The policy... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The disposal of nuclear waste will dominate the headlines over the next few years. This issue will generate much comment, rhetoric and political manoeuvering about perhapsthe most divisive environmental problem of the next decade. Facts will be at a prémium and to provide them, three well known writers in this field have put together a clear, well-written and unbiased introduction to the nuclear waste issue covering its history, the conflicting cases, the scientific realities, the engineering solutions, its politics and economics, and both the likely course of events and what should happen. Anyone concerned about their own environment and that of future generations should read this forthright book which will equip them to understand not only the scientific dimensions of the problem but alsó the political and economic issues which will determine the outcome. Contents Preface 1. What's all this about radioactive waste? 2. A review of Britain's radioactive waste problem 3. The policy story: rules, regulations and White Papers 4. The NIREX story 5. Britain's radwaste dumps: past, present and proposed 6. How NIREX select sites for a radwaste dump 7. Searching for radwaste dump sites using geographic information systems 8. Meeting Britain's need for a radwaste dump Index Stan Openshaw is Technical Director of the North East Régiónál Research Laboratory (NERRL) at Newcastle University. He teaches geographical analysis and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as well as writing about Britain's nuclear problems. John Fernie is Senior Lecturer in Marketing Management at Dundee Institute of Technology. He is author of A Geography of Energy in the UK and Resources, Environment and Policy. He has contributed to many books and articles on nuclear issues, mainly in collaboration with Stan Openshaw. Steve Carver is researching nuclear waste siting issues in the NERRL at Newcastle and is an expert on GIS. Vissza

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