Problems and Prospects for Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy

by Eric B. Herzik (Editor), Alvin H. Mushkatel (Editor)

Overview

The development and use of nuclear power in the United States has become stalemated. After the early promise of energy too cheap to meter, public concerns and legal challenges have stymied the nuclear power industry. Chief among these is the issue of safe disposal of nuclear waste. This volume, therefore, examines the dynamics of nuclear waste disposal policy. It is organized to address a wide range of issues found in the policy debate, e.g., the interrelationship between science and public choice, policy management and implementation, legal protection and liability, quality assurance and transportation, and so on. The volume provides a comprehensive view of the complex environment in which nuclear waste disposal policy develops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313290589
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/30/1993
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #28
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

ERIC B. HERZIK is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the editor (with B. Brown) of Gubernatorial Leadership and State Policy (Greenwood, 1991).

ALVIN H. MUSHKATEL is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Office of Hazards Studies at Arizona State University. He is the author (with R. Perry) of Disaster Management (Quorum, 1984).

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
When Rationality and Good Science Are Not Enough: Science, Politics, and the Policy Process by Eric B. Herzik and E. Robert Statham
Beyond Yucca Mountain and Environmental Gridlock: An Alternative Future for Nuclear Waste Policy by Bruce B. Clary
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts: Cases in the Illogic of Collective Action by Michael V. McGinnis
Legal Issues Surrounding Nuclear Waste Storage and Transportation by J. Holmes Armstead and Karlen J. Reed
Critical Organization and Management Issues in Radioactive Waste Disposal by Brian Cook
Managing Science: Quality Assurance and Nuclear Waste Disposal by Amy Snyder McCabe
Transporting Nuclear Wastes: Securing Public Trust by Leonard S. Goodman
Nuclear Waste Management in Sweden: Balancing Risk Perceptions and Developing Community Consensus by Marianne Löwgren
Subsystem Politics and the Nuclear Weapons Complex: Congressional Oversight of DOE's Environmental Restoration Program by James A. Thurber and Timothy C. Evanson
Environmental Policymaking under New Federalism: The Hanford Clean-Up by Marcy Everest
Index

Editorial Reviews

Explains the problems that policymakers face in fashioning nuclear waste disposal policies and offers some insights for improving policy development. The interplay of science and politics, legal issues, quality assurance, securing public trusts, and three case studies are among the topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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