9780915707294 - Nuclear Imperatives and Public Trust: Dealing With Radioactive Waste von Carter, Luther J. (2 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. xii, [1] 473 p. Footnotes. Glossary. Name Index. Subject Index. Argues that deep geologic repositories can solve the waste problem and go far toward meeting the imperatives of protecting life from dangerously radioactive material, and preventing the unauthorized use of explosive plutonium. Details the origins of nuclear wastes, probes the lack of planning for waste disposal that marked the optimistic early years of nuclear power, and analyzes the controversies and technological investigations that have arisen as scientists, environmentalists, Good in good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by author. Some underlining noted.