People Yes, Seabrook No!
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The article emphasizes on the structure of the response of citizens to environmental threats. Among the environmental concerns that have aroused the greatest controversy have been nuclear energy and hazardous substances, in particular the sitting of nuclear power plants and facilities for...
- IN BRIEF. // Power Economics;Feb2002, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p11
Reports developments related to the operations of nuclear power plants in the U.S. as of February 2002. Repository for the radioactive waste of Nevada; Association of northeastern states for the implementation of new source review rules of the Environmental Protection Agency; Plans of Mirant...
- Nuclear Waste Disposal in Hungary. Molnar, Peter; Lonstak, Laszlo // Power;Jan2009, Vol. 153 Issue 1, p53
The article reports on the geological exploration by the Public Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (PARWM) to search for storage of nuclear waste from Paks nuclear power plant, Hungary. As stated, the exploration survey included borehole geophysical and hydrogeological measurements....
- From Switzerland: 1979 initiative. PETITPIERRE, G.; GIOVANNINI, B. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;May1979, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p49
The author reflects on the rejection by the Swiss people of a constitutional initiative in Switzerland. The initiative which was rejected by the Swiss people on February 18, 1979, states the construction of a nuclear power station or the establishment of a nuclear waste disposal site to the...
- An atom of truth? Lowry, David // Ecologist;Jun2007, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p22
The author comments on the plan of the British government to rely more on nuclear energy. The author is wondering who will pay for the nuclear plants that need to be developed to obtain nuclear power. According to the ministers of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, no subsidies are being sought...
- Nevada kids, they glow in the dark. Muth, Chuck // Las Vegas Business Press (10712186);1/7/2008, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p19
The author expresses his opinion about the debate on the planned construction of nuclear power plants in Yucca Mountain, Nevada. He notes that most people who oppose the project are not scientists. He suggests that the perceived permanent waste that nuclear power plants might produce could be...
- Radioactive removal by adsorption on Yesan clay and zeolite. Kim, Chan; Kong, Jin; Chun, Byung; Park, Jae-Woo // Environmental Earth Sciences;Apr2013, Vol. 68 Issue 8, p2393
The adsorption of Cs, Sr, Ni, and Co radioactive substitutes onto Yesan clay and zeolite was studied through batch and column tests using Cs, Sr, Ni, and Co as substitutes for radioactive isotopes. Adsorption values of 0.189-1.865 μg/g onto Yesan clay and 0.595-9.055 μg/g onto zeolite were...
- DOE Responds to Yucca Mountain Decision. // Professional Safety;Oct2004, Vol. 49 Issue 10, p16
Reports on the response of the Department of Energy (DOE) to the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals regarding Yucca Mountain, a site for storing radioactive waste from the nation's nuclear power plants. Rule of the court that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the Energy...
- It Is 5 Minutes To Midnight. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Sep/Oct2008, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p7
The article discusses how the U.S. government manage to dispose the nuclear waste left since the closure of Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in 1982. Nuclear waste policies and acts have been initiated to address the problem including the 1954 Atomic Energy Act,...
