The Reporter's Handbook on Nuclear Materials, Energy, and Waste Management

by Greenberg, Michael R.; West, Bernadette M.; Lowrie, Karen W.; Mayer, Henry J.

• ISBN13: 9780826516602
• ISBN10: 0826516602
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-15
• Publisher: Vanderbilt Univ Pr

Summary

An essential reference for journalists, activists, and students, this book presents scientifically accurate and accessible overviews of more than twenty of the most important issues in the nuclear realm, including:

Author Biography

Michael R. Greenberg, Karen W. Lowrie, and Henry J. Mayer are associated with the National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfield Redevelopment at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Greenberg also serves as Associate Editor for Environmental Health for the American Journal of Public Health and as Editor-in-Chief of Risk Analysis, where Lowrie serves as Managing Editor. Bernadette M. West is Co-Chair of the Health Systems and Policy Department at UMDNJ School of Public Health.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
About CRESP	p. xiii
Getting Started
How to Use the Handbook	p. 3
Why Now? Why This Discussion?	p. 5
Crosscutting Themes	p. 8
Covering Nukes: Play Hard, but Play Fair	p. 23
Briefs
Radionuclides and Human Health Effects	p. 35
Nuclear Energy and Other Civilian Uses	p. 53
Sustainability: Will There Be Enough Uranium and Nuclear Fuel and at What Cost?	p. 53
Closing the Civilian Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Spent Nuclear Fuel: The Opportunity and the Challenge	p. 64
Nuclear Power Plant Safety Systems	p. 78
Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: What Happened and Lessons Learned	p. 85
Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities	p. 93
Transportation of Nuclear Waste	p. 99
The Economics of Nuclear Power	p. 110
Civilian Uses of Radiation and Radioactive Material (Other than Commercial Nuclear Power)	p. 120
Nuclear Waste Management	p. 129
Nuclear Waste Policy in the United States: Classification, Management, and Disposition	p. 129
Monitoring and Surveillance of Nuclear Waste Sites	p. 145
Impact of Radionuclides and Nuclear Waste on Nonhumans and Ecosystems	p. 152
Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance at Closed Nuclear Waste Sites	p. 158
Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Nonproliferation	p. 164
Managing the Nuclear Weapons Legacy	p. 164
Dirty Bombs (Radiological Dispersal Devices)	p. 172
Nuclear Nonproliferation	p. 179
Protecting Nuclear Power Plants against Terrorism	p. 187
International Agencies and Policy	p. 195
Risk Perception and Risk Communication	p. 201
Global Warming and Fuel Sources	p. 201
Public Perceptions of Risk and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, and Nuclear Waste	p. 210
Risk Communication about Nuclear Materials	p. 218
Additional Resources
History of Nuclear Power in the United States and Worldwide	p. 227
Important Federal Legislation and Regulations	p. 233
American Nuclear Society Position Statements	p. 245
Background on Key Organizations Related to U.S. Nuclear Programs	p. 247
Key Sources	p. 249
Glossary	p. 251
Contributors	p. 287
Index	p. 293
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