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Environmental Racism and Biased Methods of Risk Assessment [PDF]
, 1996 Based on analysis of a risk assessment for a proposed Louisiana uranium enrichment facility, the authors argue that environmental injustice occurs when assessors\u27 scientific methods cause de facto ...
Shrader-Frechette, Kristin S. +1 more
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Identifying the Burdens and Opportunities for Tribes and Communities in Federal Facility Cleanup Activities: Environmental Remediation Technology Assessment Matrix For Tribal and Community Decision-Makers [PDF]
, 2003 The cleanup of this country's federal facilities can affect a wide range of tribal and community interests and concerns. The technologies now in use, or being proposed by the Department of Energy, Department of Defense and other federal agencies can ...
Jeanne M. Rubin +2 more
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Nuclear waste disposal in space [PDF]
Work on nuclear waste disposal in space conducted by the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and contractors are reported. From the aggregate studies, it is concluded that space disposal of nuclear waste
Burns, R. E. +3 more
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A Survey of Residual Cancer Risks Permitted by Health, Safety and Environmental Policy [PDF]
, 1995 The authors describe permitted U.S. residual cancer risks, focusing on numerical levels specifically and implicitly authorized by statute or regulation.
Graham, John D., Sadowitz, March
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Nuclear power in New Zealand: Attitudes and prospects [PDF]
, 2008 Traditional New Zealand attitudes with regard to all things nuclear are subjected to critical scrutiny. It is argued that these may frequently lead us to take policy positions that do not best serve our national interests.
Smith, Ron C.
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Coping with Stigma: Challenges & Opportunities [PDF]
, 1999 This paper discusses several strategies for preventing technological stigma from causing unwarranted bias in public decision ...
Kunreuther, Howard, Slovic, Paul
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Nuclear Waste and Native America: The MRS Siting Exercise [PDF]
, 1998 Drs. Gowda & Easterling provide cross-cultural perspectives on issues of risk perception, equity and policy as they affect nuclear waste storage on Native American ...
Easterling, Doug, Gowda, M. V. Rajeev
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, 2005 The Department of Energy has set forth a proposal to use an Alternative Landfill Design (ALD) for the Mixed Low Level Waste disposal facility, in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site in place of a traditional engineered liner for the facility.
Hart, Deborah
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Conflicting Views on Fair Siting Processes: Evidence from Austria and the U.S. [PDF]
, 1996 The authors maintain that, by granting legitimacy to different notions of fairness and building on common values such as responsibility, it is possible to design siting procedures that promote social cohesion, trust and a sense of fair ...
Fitzgerald, Kevin B. +1 more
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