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Author:

Power, Max Singleton, 1942-

Title:

America's nuclear wastelands : politics, accountability, and cleanup / Max S. Power.

Publisher:

Washington State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxi, 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

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.

Contents:

The legacy of nuclear weapons production -- Risk: perception, assessment and conflict -- The legal and regulatory basis for cleanup -- Politics, jobs, and public engagement -- How clean is clean enough? -- The geographic chess game -- Cleanup accomplishments -- Cleanup challenges for today and tomorrow -- Trust and momentum to get the job done.

ISBN:

0874222958 (alk. paper)
9780874222951 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007050349

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)