Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ426305
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Geopolitics of Nuclear Waste.
Marshall, Eliot
Science, v251 n4996 p864-67 Feb 22 1991
The controversy surrounding the potential storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is discussed. Arguments about the stability of the site and the groundwater situation are summarized. The role of the U.S. Department of Energy and other political considerations are described. (CW)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Federal Programs, Geology, Groundwater, Hazardous Materials, Nuclear Physics, Public Policy, Waste Disposal
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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