Nuclear Reactions
The Ongoing Politics of a Radioactive Waste Site
$54.39
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2027
Summary
The authoritative history of the most ambitious (and perhaps most controversial) nuclear waste repository in the United States, now in an updated edition covering twenty-five years of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s operation.
Before the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant received its first shipment in 1999, the facility had been actively planned for a quarter century and essentially completed for years, but it was plagued by over a decade of delays and has remained contro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780826370198 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0826370195 |
| Author: | Chuck McCutcheon |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 303g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A clear and balanced view of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s history and its implications for future controversies involving environmental projects and national energy policies.” —Dallas Morning News
“An important addition to the burgeoning field of atomic history.” —New Mexico Historical Review
“This book is well-written and reads the way a good history should—we know how it ends, but we still read with anticipation.” —Southwest BookViews
Chuck McCutcheon
Chuck McCutcheon is a writer and editor in Washington, DC, and a former reporter for the Albuquerque Journal. He has written books on climate change, Congress, and political jargon.
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