Nontechnical issues in waste management: ethical, institutional, and political concerns

Abstract

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Systems study of the feasibility of high-level nuclear-waste fractionation for thermal stress control in a geologic repository: main report

“…In either case, this group is unable to fully assess the risk of their actions. As a result, it is believed that the present society should consider inadvertent human intrusion as part of the overall evaluation of repository effectiveness (Hebert et ale 1978). In this study, the only inadvertent human intrusion events examined are exploratory drilling for resources or for geologic study.…”

Comparative analysis of network television news coverage of nuclear power, coal, and solar stories

“…The rest of the issues were mentioned less than 10 percent of the time. Many of the issues that receive a fair amount of attention among the "insider expert" participants in the nuclear debate (Hebert, Rankin, Brown, Schuller, Smith, Goodnight, and Lippek, 1978;Nealey and Radford, 1978)--candor to the public by the government, the public's right to participate in the nuclear decision-making process, concerns over maintenance of civil liberties, and obligations to future generations--have received little attention in the television news casts.…”

Public policy issues in nuclear waste management

“…Most of the issues raised here are raised elsewhere. Several documents list and discuss in varying detail a dozen or more major issues {Hebert, Rankin, Brown, Schuller, Smith, Goodnight and Lippek, 1977;Bishop, 1976;Abrahamson, 1976). Other authors focus on only a few issues, providing extended discussion (Rochlin, 1976;Skolnikoff, 1976) or raise implied issues of a broader nature (Sharefkin, 1976).…”