The Politics of Nuclear Power
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-1035-8 (ISBN)
1. Introduction.- Technological Factors: Discoveries, Uncertainties, and Limits on Safety Strategies.- Economic Factors: Shifting Electricity Demand and Financing Problems.- Managerial Factors.- Political Attitudes.- Summary and Outline of the Book.- 2. Shoreham’s Beginnings.- The Early Development of Nuclear Power.- The Surge in Orders.- The Decision to Build Shoreham.- Basic Design of the Plant.- Key Early Decisions.- Summary.- Appendix to Chapter 2.- 3. The early Politics of Shoreham.- The Contrasting Reactions to Shoreham and Lloyd Harbor.- The Purpose of AEC/NRC Hearings.- The Licensing Process.- Shoreham’s Hearings.- Two Views of the Hearings.- Appendix to Chapter 3.- 4. Shoreham’s Contruction.- The Review of Construction.- Oversight by LILCO’s Board of Directors and Others.- LILCO’s Management of the Regulatory System.- The Failure of Engineering to Support Construction.- LILCO’s Relationship with Stone and Webster.- Labor Productivity.- The Failure of the Diesel Generators.- Disallowance of Costs.- Appendix to Chapter 4.- 5. The Emergency Planning Controversy.- The Strengthening of Planning Requirements.- The County’s Split with LILCO.- The Marburger Panel.- LILCO’s Tax Maneuver and Cohalan’s Switch.- The Federal Test of Emergency Planning.- The Federal Response to State and Local Opposition.- Appendix to Chapter 5.- 6. Takeover, Settlement, or Shoreham?.- The Establishment of the Long Island Power Authority.- Takeover or Negotiated Settlement?.- Projected Costs of the Settlement and Alternatives.- Appendix to Chapter 6.- 7. The Politics of Settling Shoreham.- The Reactions to the Settlement.- LILCO’s Progress in Licensing Shoreham.- Legislative Action on the Settlement.- The RICO Suit.- The Revised Shoreham Settlement.- The FederalGovernment’s Opposition to the Settlement.- The Economic Evaluation of the Settlement.- The Denouement at Shoreham.- Conclusion.- Appendix to Chapter 7.- 8. Conclusion.- LILCO’S Problems and Changes.- State and Local Opposition.- Policy, Personal Stakes, and Decision Momentum.- References.- Appendix: Chronology of Significant Events in the Shoreham Project.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.12.1990 |
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Reihe/Serie | Risk, Governance and Society ; 5 |
Zusatzinfo | VIII, 269 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7923-1035-7 / 0792310357 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7923-1035-8 / 9780792310358 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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