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Deep Disposal : A Documentary Account of Burying Nuclear Waste in Canada by William Leiss (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Canada is one of many countries around the world that use nuclear reactors to generate electrical power, in part to reduce our carbon footprint. High-level nuclear waste is the most hazardous byproduct of an energy source that is incredibly useful and increasingly in demand.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-100228022827
ISBN-139780228022824
eBay Product ID (ePID)11067049349
Product Key Features
Book TitleDeep Disposal : a Documentary Account of Burying Nuclear Waste in Canada
Number of Pages234 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicPublic Policy / Energy Policy, Environmental / General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Technology & Engineering
AuthorWilliam Leiss
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"In light of climate change and the imperative to find new energy sources that are not carbon-based, this is a story of great consequence for the future of Canada and other nations. Leiss understands the technical issues exceedingly well and demonstrates a rare and valuable capacity to bring the narrative to life for non-specialists." Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, "Deep Disposal addresses academics and industry professionals while appealing to a broader, more environmentally conscious crowd. Leiss ... thoroughly explains his technical subject, from how pressurized heavy water reactors work to how nuclear stigma alters public perception of risk. It all amounts to a thoughtful compendium on a task as colossal as it is necessary for Canada to reach net-zero emissions by 2050." Literary Review of Canada
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal363.72890971
SynopsisCanada is one of many countries around the world that use nuclear reactors to generate electrical power, in part to reduce our carbon footprint. Yet this energy produces hazardous, long-lived waste that emits dangerous radioactivity for tens of thousands of years. Nuclear waste, stored temporarily for decades, must be safely disposed of so it will not pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. This means placing it in locations deep underground in granite, sedimentary rock, or clay. Canada's ideal location is somewhere on the Canadian Shield, the 2.5-billion-year-old crystalline rock that undergirds much of the country. Beginning in 2010 some twenty-two communities, most in Ontario, volunteered to host the repository. In Deep Disposal William Leiss explains the challenges that have arisen in the evaluation of potential sites over the last decade. High-level nuclear waste is the most hazardous byproduct of an energy source that is incredibly useful and increasingly in demand. Finding the ideal place to store it permanently is an urgent policy crisis facing our country. Deep Disposal reveals the nature of this crisis and how we might overcome it., High-level nuclear waste is the most hazardous byproduct of a useful energy source that is increasingly in demand. Finding the ideal place to store it permanently is an urgent policy crisis facing our country. Deep Disposal offers an essential primer to inform citizens about the nature of this crisis and how we might overcome it.
LC Classification NumberTD898.13.C2L4 2024
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