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Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste
William M. Alley
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Description for Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste
hardcover. A fascinating and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding nuclear waste disposal, providing expert discussion in down-to-earth language. Num Pages: 383 pages, 47 b/w illus. 2 tables 23 exercises. BIC Classification: RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 69. The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste. 383 pages, 47 b/w illus. 2 tables 23 exercises. A fascinating and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding nuclear waste disposal, providing expert discussion in down-to-earth language. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNQ. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight: 684.
Today, the issue of waste management is as prominent as reactor safety in the controversies surrounding nuclear power and is particularly topical in the US since the 2010 closure of the Yucca Mountain repository project. William M. and Rosemarie Alley provide an engaging and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding disposal of nuclear waste in the US, with reference also to other countries around the world. The book tells the full history from the beginnings after World War II up to today, bringing to life the pioneering science, the political wrangling and media drama, and the not-in-my-backyard communities ... Read more
Today, the issue of waste management is as prominent as reactor safety in the controversies surrounding nuclear power and is particularly topical in the US since the 2010 closure of the Yucca Mountain repository project. William M. and Rosemarie Alley provide an engaging and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding disposal of nuclear waste in the US, with reference also to other countries around the world. The book tells the full history from the beginnings after World War II up to today, bringing to life the pioneering science, the political wrangling and media drama, and the not-in-my-backyard communities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107030114
SKU
V9781107030114
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99-14
About William M. Alley
William and Rosemarie Alley are a husband and wife team, writing for the general public on Earth science issues confronting society. As a leading expert in the field of hydrogeology, Dr William M. Alley has won numerous awards for his work, including the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communication and the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award. ... Read more
Reviews for Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste
'… a very thorough overview of the nuclear waste issue. The book is level-headed, in-depth, and logical … Too Hot to Touch … [is] more about the fight between politics, science, stupidity and apathy (and bribery). But one of the problems with managing nuclear waste is the scope of the problem. [It] makes it clear that there are no good ... Read more