LEADER 03452nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910961701403321 005 20251117084207.0 010 $a1-136-52206-9 010 $a9786613714732 010 $a1-136-52207-7 010 $a1-280-87342-6 010 $a1-936331-87-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781936331871 035 $a(CKB)2670000000229980 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982535 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL982535 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10592966 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371473 035 $a(OCoLC)804661925 035 $a(OCoLC)801405311 035 $a(BIP)63306605 035 $a(BIP)31047557 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000229980 100 $a20100611d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNot here, not there, not anywhere $epolitics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste /$fDaniel J. Sherman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cRFF Press$d2011 215 $axii, 241 p. $cill 311 08$a1-933115-91-2 311 08$a1-933115-92-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-233) and index. 327 $a1. Not here, not there, not anywhere : an introduction -- 2. The half-life of federal responsibility : the devolution of LLRW disposal -- 3. Glowing recommendations : NIMBY, environmental justice, and the framing of LLRW site selection -- 4. Power generation : active opposition to LLRW site proposals -- 5. Critical masses : disruptive versus conventional forms of active opposition -- 6. Radioactive decay : implementation failure -- 7. Predictable distintegration and stability : the fragile equilibrium of LLRW disposal policy. 330 $aIn 1979, provoked by the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, governors of states hosting disposal facilities for low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) refused to accept additional shipments. The resulting shortage of disposal sites for wastes spurred Congress to devolve responsibility for establishing new, geographically diffuse LLRW disposal sites to states and regional compacts, with siting authorities often employing socio-economic and political data to target communities that would give little resistance to their plans. The communities, however, were far from compliant, organizing nearly 1000 opposition events that ended up blocking the implementation of any new disposal sites. Sherman provides comprehensive coverage of this opposition, testing hypotheses regarding movement mobilization and opposition strategy by analyzing the frequency and disruptive qualities of activism. In the process, he bridges applied policy questions about hazardous waste disposal with broader questions about the dynamics of social movements and the intergovernmental politics of policy implementation. The issues raised in this book are sure to be renewed as interest grows in nuclear power and the disposal of the resulting waste remains uncertain. 606 $aRadioactive waste disposal$zUnited States 606 $aHazardous wastes 615 0$aRadioactive waste disposal 615 0$aHazardous wastes. 676 $a363.72/89 700 $aSherman$b Daniel J$0777353 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961701403321 996 $aNot here, not there, not anywhere$94478916 997 $aUNINA