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Darrin Durant (Ed.) - Nuclear Waste Management in Canada: Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives - 9780774817080 - V9780774817080
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Nuclear Waste Management in Canada: Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives

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Description for Nuclear Waste Management in Canada: Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives Hardback. Nuclear Waste Management in Canada encourages critical thought and discussion about energy generation and waste management by exploring not only the technical but also the social and ethical aspects of the problem. Editor(s): Durant, Darrin; Johnson, Genevieve Fuji. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RNH; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 431.

As oil reserves decline and the environment becomes more prominentin public policy discussions, the merits and dangers of nuclear powerand nuclear waste management continue to be debated. Canada is intenton building more reactors to increase energy production without harmingthe planet, but it and other nuclear energy-producing countries facenot only technical problems but also social and ethical issues.

Nuclear Waste Management in Canada provides a criticalcounterpoint to the favourable position taken by government andindustry. The contributors build their case by exploring the followingkey issues and developments: What do frequently used terms such assafety, risk, and acceptability really mean? How and why ... Read more

This collection is a timely antidote to the uncertainty, ambiguity,and ignorance that surrounds discussions about nuclear energy.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774817080
SKU
V9780774817080
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Darrin Durant (Ed.)
Darrin Durant is an assistant professor in theProgram in Science and Technology Studies at York University.Genevieve Fuji Johnson is an assistant professorin the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Contributors: Richard Kuhn, Brenda Murphy, Anna Stanley, and Peter Timmerman

Reviews for Nuclear Waste Management in Canada: Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives
"This book is a solid contribution to the political science of public consultation; a strong message to the Canadian nuclear industry; and a sophisticated source of support for individuals and groups who wish to challenge basic assumptions we should never take for granted. - Peter Stoett, Department of Political Science, Concordia University"

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