Burying Uncertainty: Risk and the Case Against Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste.

Peter C. Yeager, Kristin Shrader‐Frechette

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1994 · 117 citations · 0 references

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Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Riddle of Nuclear Waste 2. Understanding the Origins of the Problem 3. Reliance on Value Judgements in Repository Rock Assessment 4. Subjective Estimates of Repository Risks 5. Subjective Evaluations of Repository Risks 6. Problematic Inferences in Assessing Repository Risks 7. Uncertainty: An Obstacle to Geological Disposal 8. Equity: An Obstacle to Geologic Disposal 9. An Alternative to Permanent Geological Disposal