America's nuclear wastelands
Subtitle: politics, accountability, and cleanup
By: Max S. Power.
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pullman, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780874222951
Subjects: Radioactive waste sites -- United States; Radioactive pollution -- United States; Radioactive waste disposal -- United States; Nuclear weapons -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legacy of nuclear weapons production; title: Risk: perception, assessment and conflict; title: The legal and regulatory basis for cleanup; title: Politics, jobs, and public engagement; title: How clean is clean enough?; title: The geographic chess game; title: Cleanup accomplishments; title: Cleanup challenges for today and tomorrow; title: Trust and momentum to get the job done.