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Long-Term Stewardship and the Nuclear Weapons Complex - The Challenge Ahead (Hardcover)
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Long-Term Stewardship and the Nuclear Weapons Complex - The Challenge Ahead (Hardcover)
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Decades of U.S. nuclear weapons production have exacted a heavy
environmental toll. The Department of Energy estimates that
cleaning up waste and contamination resulting from production
activities will cost over $150 billion. Yet even once that money is
spent, these sites will need long-term attention to assure
protection of human health and the environment. In the authors'
words, stewardship refers to 'institutions, information, and
strategies needed to ensure protection of people and the
environment, both in the short and the long term.' Probst and
McGovern make a compelling case for establishing a formal program
of long-term stewardship for contaminated sites. Their report
details the requirements of a successful stewardship program and
discusses the daunting technical and political challenges facing
such efforts, including the designation of an institutional home
for key stewardship functions. The legacy of environmental damage
is considerable; hazardous waste disposal, radioactive waste, and
contaminated facilities are among the problems that will remain
after DOE cleanup efforts are complete. Stewardship planning,
according to Probst and McGovern, must start now.
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