Nuclear waste is going nowhere, and neither is the debate over its
disposal. The problem, growing every day, has proven intractable,
with policymakers on one side, armed with daunting technical data,
and the public on the other, declaring: not in my backyard. This
timely volume offers a look past our present impasse into the
nature and roots of public viewpoints on nuclear waste
disposal.
A much-needed supplement to the largely technical literature on
this problem, the book provides extensive studies of the reaction
of citizens--whether rural or urban, near-site residents or
prospective visitors--to proposed nuclear waste sites around the
nation, particularly Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Conducted by
distinguished sociologists, psychologists, political scientists,
and economists, these studies constitute the most comprehensive
account available of the impact of public perceptions and opinions
on the nuclear waste policy process in the United States. As such,
the collection will clarify the politics of nuclear waste siting
and will give impetus to the stalled debate over the issue.
"Contributors." Rodney K. Baxter, Julia G. Brody, Bruce Clary,
Lori Cramer, William H. Desvousges, Riley E. Dunlap, Douglas
Easterling, Judy K. Fleishman, James Flynn, William R. Freudenburg,
Michael E. Kraft, Richard S. Krannich, Howard Kunreuther, Mark
Layman, Ronald L. Little, Robert Cameron Mitchell, Alvin H.
Mushkatel, Joanne M. Nigg, K. David Pijawka, Eugene A. Rosa, Paul
Slovic
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