Social and Economic Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal - Considerations for Institutional Management

To complement the growing body of knowledge on the physical aspects of radioactive waste disposal, this new report identifies the "socioeconomic and institutional" policy issues that must be addressed in implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Site location, transportation modes, disposal schedules, regulatory systems, and the effects of these systems on the people living near the sites and along the transportation routes are addressed.

Summary

To complement the knowledge on the physical aspects of radioactive waste disposal, this report identifies the socioeconomic and institutional; and policy issues that must be addressed in implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. It also addresses site location, transportation modes, disposal schedules, regulatory systems, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Mathematics Commission on Physical Sciences, Commission On Physical Sciences Mathemat, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Panel on Social and Economic Aspects of Radioactive Waste Management
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1984
• EAN: 9780309034449
• ISBN: 978-0-309-03444-9
• No. of pages: 189
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology