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Technology & Engineering Waste Management

Nuclear Waste Management in Canada

Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives

edited by Darrin Durant & Genevieve Fuji Johnson

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2010
Category
Waste Management, Nuclear, Environmental Policy
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774859035
    Publish Date
    Jul 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774817097
    Publish Date
    Jul 2010
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774817080
    Publish Date
    Oct 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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As oil reserves decline and the environment takes centre stage in public policy discussions, the merits and dangers of nuclear power and nuclear waste management are once again being debated. Nuclear Waste Management in Canada provides a critical counterpoint to the position of government and industry by examining not only the technical but also the social and ethical aspects of the issue. What do frequently used terms such as safety, risk, and acceptability really mean? And how and why did the public consultation process in Canada fail to address ethical and social issues? This timely collection defuses the uncertainty, ambiguity, and ignorance that surrounds discussions of nuclear energy.

About the authors

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Genevieve Fuji Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.

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