America's nuclear wastelands : politics, accountability, and cleanup /
Max S. Power.
- Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, c2008.
- xxi, 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780874222951 (alk. paper)
2007050349
Radioactive waste sites--United States. Radioactive pollution--United States. Radioactive waste disposal--United States. Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects--United States.