The Dilemma of Siting a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository
Author:   D. Easterling ,  Howard Kunreuther
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Volume:   5
ISBN:  

9780792395843


Pages:   286
Publication Date:   31 May 1995
Format:   Paperback
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The Dilemma of Siting a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository


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This study explores the dilemma of siting a high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) repository. It examines siting conflicts from a variety of perspectives - political, psychological, and sociological - and identifies the fundamental determinants of public opposition to waste disposal facilities as a means of designing more effective approaches to solving the typical siting dilemma. In assessing the causes of public opposition, the book draws on various surveys of attitudes toward the repository as a function of predictors such as perceptions of risk, benefits, and fairness. Exploring the factors that underlie public opposition to a repository enables one to understand why current siting efforts have failed. More importantly, the data are useful in defining what new strategies might be effective in obtaining public consent for a HLNW storage facility. Finally, the book focuses on the problems associated with siting a HLNW repository. The analysis of public opposition and the recommendations made for successful siting can be generalized to almost any attempt to site a noxious facility.

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Author:   D. Easterling ,  Howard Kunreuther
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.940kg
ISBN:  

9780792395843


ISBN 10:   0792395840
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   31 May 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Siting a High-Level Waste Repository.- 3. Siting a Monitored Retrievable (MRS) Storage Facility.- 4. Managing Local Opposition.- 5. Analysis of Public Opposition.- 6. Public Perceptions of the Proposed Repository.- 7. The Doughnut Effect.- 8. A Siting Process to Gain Public Acceptance.- 9. Analysis of U.S. Policy for Managing High-Level Waste.- 10. Next Steps for HLNW Policy.- References.

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