Published 1990
| Version v1
Book
Social impact assessment of siting the high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada
Creators
- 1. Office of Hazard Studies, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (USA)
- 2. Delaware Univ., Newark, DE (USA). Disaster Research Center
Description
This paper provides the rationale and describes the findings of one approach used to project anticipated risk-induced effects, specifically the impacts on residents' social well-being and anticipated behavioral adjustments. The authors show the findings of a random, representative sample of 755 residents in the Las Vegas area. The findings are based on responses to four alternative plausible risk futures
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- The use of risk future scenarios in survey research
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society.
- Imprint Place
- La Grange Park, IL (USA)
- ISBN
- 0-87262-751-9
- Imprint Title
- High level radioactive waste management
- Imprint Pagination
- 1456 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 978-984.
Conference
- Title
- 1. international topical meeting on high-level radioactive waste management.
- Dates
- 8-12 Apr 1990.
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22005135
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; SOCIOLOGY; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
- Descriptors DEC
- MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-900406--.