| Calculated Risks: Highly Radioactive Waste and Homeland Security Contributor(s): Rogers, Kenneth a. (Author), Kingsley, Marvin G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 075467133X ISBN-13: 9780754671336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Waste Management |
| Dewey: 363.728 |
| LCCN: 2007014535 |
| Series: Homeland Security |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 218 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This well-documented study examines one of the increasingly pressing problems for US homeland security: the storage and management of radioactive waste. Despite pressing homeland security and energy security concerns associated with highly radioactive waste, political considerations have prevented policy makers from adopting adequate long-term solutions to the problem. This book explores nuclear waste problems through the broader lens of federal, state and local government and the resultant constraints on policy that emerge within the American political system. Presenting specific case studies to highlight the deficiencies in current policy and planning as well as the possibility of terrorist activity, it is highly suited to courses on security studies and environmental politics. |