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Too hot to touch : the problem of high-level nuclear waste / William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107030114 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.72/890973 ALL 2013 23
LOC classification:
  • TD898.118 .A45 2013
Other classification:
  • SCI026000
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; List of units; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Problem: 1. The awakening; 2. Brainstorming; 3. The ocean as a dumping ground; 4. Radioactivity and atomic energy; 5. The Cold War legacy; 6. The peaceful atom and its wastes; 7. Recycling; 8. Dry cask storage; 9. Interim storage; 10. A can of worms; 11. WIPP; Part II. The Mountain: 12. The search for a geologic repository; 13. Nevada wins the lottery; 14. The Nevada test site; 15. Yucca mountain; 16. How long is long?; 17. Leaving almost no stone unturned; 18. Surprise; 19. Shake and bake; 20. The project gets into hot water; Part III. No Solution in Sight: 21. A new president, new policies; 22. Nuclear waste and our energy future; Appendix: discussion questions; References; Index.
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Sách, chuyên khảo, tuyển tập Phòng DVTT KHTN & XHNV Kho Tự nhiên tham khảo 363.72/890973 ALL 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 01041000737

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; List of units; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Problem: 1. The awakening; 2. Brainstorming; 3. The ocean as a dumping ground; 4. Radioactivity and atomic energy; 5. The Cold War legacy; 6. The peaceful atom and its wastes; 7. Recycling; 8. Dry cask storage; 9. Interim storage; 10. A can of worms; 11. WIPP; Part II. The Mountain: 12. The search for a geologic repository; 13. Nevada wins the lottery; 14. The Nevada test site; 15. Yucca mountain; 16. How long is long?; 17. Leaving almost no stone unturned; 18. Surprise; 19. Shake and bake; 20. The project gets into hot water; Part III. No Solution in Sight: 21. A new president, new policies; 22. Nuclear waste and our energy future; Appendix: discussion questions; References; Index.

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