Nuclear Imperatives and Public Trust

<p>This title first published in 1987 examines the topic of nuclear waste management and the way in which the public reacts to this issue. Part 1 explores the sources of public unease such as the way in which nuclear waste had failed to be properly contained in the past. Part 2 looks at the search for a waste policy and the introduction of The Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Part 3 examines the waste problem from the standpoint of it being an international issue and finally Part 4 looks to the future and the lessons that we can learn from past nuclear waste management failures. This book will be of interest to students of environmental management.</p>