Hanford: A Conversation about Nuclear Waste and Cleanup - Softcover

Gephart, Roy E.

9781574771343: Hanford: A Conversation about Nuclear Waste and Cleanup

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574771345 ISBN 13: 9781574771343

Publisher: Battelle Pr, 2003

Gephart, a geohydrologist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, has written a thorough history of the Hanford nuclear reservation in Hanford, Washington that's accessible to the non-specialist. The main issues discussed are the site's history and changing functions and the process involved in its cleanup. The latter is described in exacting detail, with examples from other sites; discussion of waste and nuclear materials; environmental regulations and cleanup agreement; the administration of the cleanup; and the science, economics, and risk involved. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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From the Author:

Hanford was the first site in the world to release large amounts of radioactive contaminants into the environment. Today, it is the most complex environmental cleanup site in the Western Hemisphere. In my book Hanford: A Conversation about Nuclear Waste and Cleanup, I strive to help readers become informed consumers of Hanford news, to critically think about what cleanup means, and to examine the interplay of social values and science in decision-making. The story of Hanford demonstrates the struggle of how world-class science existed alongside sometimes unbridled dumping of health-threatening contaminants into the environment. Hanford history reveals how little we sometimes understand events when caught inside the middle of them. Have we learned from such past mistakes as our generation struggles with a host of its' own environmental problems? How easy it is to point fingers at others while not accepting responsibility for ourselves. We will pass along some environmental legacy to future generations. Will they be pleased with our choices?

About the Author:

Roy E. Gephart is a geohydrologist and senior program manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington. He has 30 years experience in environmental studies and the nuclear waste industry.

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