German radioactive waste : changes in policy and law /

"This book presents the issue of radioactive waste management from the perspective of the German legal system, analysing how lawmakers have responded to the problem of nuclear waste over the course of the last seventy years. In this book, Robert Rybski unwraps and explains the legal and social...

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Main Author: Rybski, Robert (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Series:Routledge focus on environment and sustainability.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book presents the issue of radioactive waste management from the perspective of the German legal system, analysing how lawmakers have responded to the problem of nuclear waste over the course of the last seventy years. In this book, Robert Rybski unwraps and explains the legal and social issues related to radioactive waste. He takes readers through the entire 'life-cycle': from the moment that radioactive material is classified as radioactive waste, through to the period of interim storage, and right up to its final disposal. However, this last step in radioactive waste management (that of final disposal) has not yet been achieved in Germany, or anywhere in the world, and has been the subject of hefty public debate for dozens of years. As a result, the book analyses the most recent regulations in place to enable final disposal"--
Item Description:"Routledge focus."
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 123 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781003198086
1003198082
9781000567595
1000567591
9781000567632
100056763X