The Role of Experts in a Nuclear Siting Controversy.

Nelkin, Dorothy

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Role of Experts in a Nuclear Siting Controversy

Nelkin, Dorothy

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 30, 9, 29-36, Nov 74

Highlights some of the problems involved when public citizens become involved in the development of policy for projects affecting the environment, using as an example a situation in upstate New York where citizens opposed the construction of a nuclear power plant on the shore of Cayuga Lake. (PEB)

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Conservation (Environment), Environment, Environmental Education, Federal Legislation, Industry, Land Use, Utilities

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