Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste

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Research Article| August 01, 2014 Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste Richard Jackson. Geofirma Engineering Ltd., 11 Venus Crescent, Heidelberg, Ontario N0B 2M1. , Canada William M. Alley; William M. Alley Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rosemarie Alley Rosemarie Alley Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (2014) 20 (3): 321–322. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.20.3.321 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation William M. Alley, Rosemarie Alley; Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 2014;; 20 (3): 321–322. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.20.3.321 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search How is it that an advanced society like the United States can so badly mismanage the disposal of its spent-fuel nuclear waste that has accumulated since the 1960s? The answer shines from the pages of this masterly account by the former Chief of the Office of Groundwater of the U.S. Geological Survey and his spouse (Alley and Alley, 2013). Bill and Rosemarie Alley's tale of mismanagement documents how politics, litigation, and self interest can interfere with a technical task of the highest importance. Some geoscientists don't come out of this book as paragons of fair mindedness, but overall... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.