Overview

As oil reserves decline and the environment becomes more prominentin public policy discussions, the merits and dangers of nuclear powerand nuclear waste management continue to be debated. Canada is intenton building more reactors to increase energy production without harmingthe planet, but it and other nuclear energy-producing countries facenot only technical problems but also social and ethical issues. Nuclear Waste Management in Canada provides a criticalcounterpoint to the favourable position taken by government andindustry. The contributors build their case by exploring the followingkey issues and developments: What do frequently used terms such assafety, risk, and acceptability really mean? How and why did the publicconsultation process in Canada fail to address ethical and socialissues? What is the significance and potential of a public consultationprocess that involves diverse interests, epistemologies, and actors,including Aboriginal peoples? And how do we ensure that the frameworksfor discussion are inclusive and ethical? This collection is a timely antidote to the uncertainty, ambiguity,and ignorance that surrounds discussions about nuclear energy.

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Author:   Darrin Durant ,  Genevieve Fuji Johnson
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780774817080

ISBN 10:   0774817089
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   23 October 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Abbreviations 1 Critical Perspectives on the Nuclear Story / Darrin Durant andGenevieve Fuji Johnson 2 The Trouble with Nuclear / Darrin Durant 3 An Official Narrative: Telling the History of Canada’sNuclear Waste Management Policy Making / Darrin Durant andAnna Stanley 4 The Long Haul: Ethics in the Canadian Nuclear Waste Debate /Peter Timmerman 5 Public Consultation as Performative Contradiction: LimitingDiscussion in Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Debate /Darrin Durant 6 The Darker Side of Deliberative Democracy: The Canadian NuclearWaste Management Organization’s National Consultation Process /Genevieve Fuji Johnson 7 Representing the Knowledges of Aboriginal Peoples – The""Management"" of Diversity in Canada’s Nuclear FuelWaste / Anna Stanley 8 Canadian Communities and the Management of Nuclear Fuel Waste /Brenda L. Murphy 9 Situating Canada’s Approaches to Siting a Nuclear Fuel WasteManagement Facility / Brenda L. Murphy and Richard Kuhn References; Contributors; Index"

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"""This book is a solid contribution to the political science of public consultation; a strong message to the Canadian nuclear industry; and a sophisticated source of support for individuals and groups who wish to challenge basic assumptions we should never take for granted. - Peter Stoett, Department of Political Science, Concordia University"""

This book is a solid contribution to the political science of public consultation; a strong message to the Canadian nuclear industry; and a sophisticated source of support for individuals and groups who wish to challenge basic assumptions we should never take for granted. - Peter Stoett, Department of Political Science, Concordia University

Author Information

Darrin Durant is an assistant professor in theProgram in Science and Technology Studies at York University.Genevieve Fuji Johnson is an assistant professorin the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Contributors: Richard Kuhn, Brenda Murphy, Anna Stanley, and Peter Timmerman

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