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Diminishing Oil Supplies, Global Warming Due To The Use Of Fossil Fuels, Persistent Strife In The Middle East, And Increasing Demands For Energy Have Led To The Search For Additional Energy Sources. Many Feel That A Significant Expansion Of Nuclear Power Will Be Necessary To Meet Projected Needs. However, Although Nuclear Power Has Been Produced Commercially For Over Thirty Years, No Country Has Yet Found A Permanent Solution For The Disposal Of High-level Nuclear Waste. Nuclear Waste Stalemate Examines The Complex Political, Legal, And Scientific Issues Relating To The Disposal Of That Waste.--jacket. Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Alternatives For The Management Of Radioactive Waste -- Surface Storage And Deep Geological Disposal -- Reprocessing Of Spent Fuel -- Transmutation Of Radioactive Waste -- 3. Overview Of Legislative And Executive Actions Concerning High-level Radioactive Waste -- Early Efforts Regarding Waste Disposal -- The Nuclear Waste Policy Act Of 1982 -- The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act Of 1987 -- The Energy Policy Act Of 1992 And Yucca Mountain Radiation Standards -- The Years Between 1992 And Presidential Approval In 2002 -- The Clock

Author

Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne E. Vandenbosch

Publisher

Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780874809039

Subjects

Social Science, Technology, Science

Rating

4.17 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14