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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Blowers, David Pepper Klappentext Originally published in 1987. This book examines industry regulation, siting of nuclear facilities, and the alleged secretiveness of the industry and provides much important original research. It focuses in particular on the political processes which control the industry, on waste disposal and on the social impact. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1987. This book examines industry regulation, siting of nuclear facilities, and the alleged secretiveness of the industry and provides much important original research. It focuses in particular on the political processes which control the industry, on waste disposal and on the social impact. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Nuclear State: From Consensus to Conflict Andrew Blowers and David Pepper. Part 1: The Political and Planning Context 2. Inter-Regional Factors in the Location of New Nuclear Power Stations in England and Wales John Bradbeer 3. Nuclear Energy in France: A Foretaste of the Future Miriam Boyle and Mike Robinson 4. Democracy and the Sizewell Inquiry Jennifer Armstrong 5. A Corporate Analysis of Nuclear Plant Regulation in the US and UK John Fernie Part 2: Nuclear Waste: The Achilles Heel 6. Out of Sight: Out of Mind Andrew Blowers and David Lowry 7. Institutional Aspects of Siting Nuclear Waste Facilities in the United States John Cameron Stewart and W. Clark Prichard 8. Buried for Ever? The US Experience of Radioactive Waste Disposal Marvin Resnikoff 9. Decommissioning as a Neglected Element in Nuclear Power Plant Siting Policy in the US and UK Mike Pasqualetti Part 3: Risk and Impact: The Social Dimension 10. The Sellafield Controversy: the State of Local Attitudes Sally Macgill 11. Children, Radiation, Cancer and the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant Alan Craft and Stan Openshaw 12. Evacuation Decision Making at Three Mile Island Donald J. Zeigler and James H. Johnson Jnr . Part 4: Future Directions 13. Prospects for the Nuclear Debate in the UK Tim O'Riordan ...
