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America's nuclear wastelands : politics, accountability, and cleanup /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Power, Max Singleton, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pullman : Washington State University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Radioactive waste sites > United States.
Radioactive pollution > United States.
Radioactive waste disposal > United States.
Nuclear weapons > Environmental aspects > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The legacy of nuclear weapons production
  • Risk: perception, assessment and conflict
  • The legal and regulatory basis for cleanup
  • Politics, jobs, and public engagement
  • How clean is clean enough?
  • The geographic chess game
  • Cleanup accomplishments
  • Cleanup challenges for today and tomorrow
  • Trust and momentum to get the job done.