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This chapter addresses the risk to society of nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal; the acceptability of those risks; the effectiveness of governmental and industry efforts to control those risks in a manner that preserves the availability of the benefits of nuclear power; and steps that may be needed to improve our management of this technology in a way that will ensure its continued availability.
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Asselstine, J.K., Eden, S., Waterstone, M. (1992). The Future of the Nuclear Power Industry in the United States. In: Waterstone, M. (eds) Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public Policy. Technology, Risk, and Society, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3634-1_8
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