Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant
- Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant
"Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant", a 1998 book by Joan Aron, [Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant. By Joan Aron. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1998.] presents the first detailed case study of how an activist public and elected officials of New York state opposed the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island. The books explains that nuclear power faltered when "public concerns about health, safety, and the environment superseded other interests about national security or energy supplies".[ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3854/is_199904/ai_n8829288/print?tag=artBody;col1 Nuclear Politics in America: A History and Theory of Government Regulation / Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978 / Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant] ] ]Aron argues that the Shoreham closure resulted from the collapse of public trust for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the entire nuclear industry. For Aron, the unwillingness of the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) management to consider true public interest in the debate resulted in "the loss of the goodwill of its customers". Also, the willingness of LILCO to press on with plans for Shoreham despite changes in the economics of nuclear power and market demand "reflected a basic failure of foresight".[ ]ee also
*Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
*List of anti-nuclear protests in the United States
*List of books about nuclear issues
*Richard Kessel
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant — Infobox NPP Picture=Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.jpg Pic des= Country=United States Utility=Long Island Lighting Company Built=1973 1984 Start=1985 1989 (low level testing but not commercial generation) End=1989 Reactor= Reactor MW= S Reactor=1 S … Wikipedia
Diablo Canyon Power Plant — Diablo Canyon Power Plant … Wikipedia
Trojan Nuclear Power Plant — The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant shortly before demolition Location Columbia County, near Rainier, Oregon, USA Coordinates … Wikipedia
Nuclear Politics in America — is a 1997 book by Robert J. Duffy.[1] According to Duffy, the promise and peril of nuclear power have been a preoccupation of the modern age , who was then an assistant professor of political science at Rider University. The book discusses the… … Wikipedia
Nuclear energy policy of the United States — For other uses, see Nuclear policy of the United States. George W. Bush signing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which gave extensive funding and aid to help reinvigorate the nuclear industry in America. The nuclear energy policy of the United… … Wikipedia
Nuclear Information and Resource Service — Formation 1978 Headquarters Takoma Park, MD … Wikipedia
Nuclear power in the United States — For a comprehensive list of U.S. plants, see List of nuclear reactors. NRC regions and locations of nuclear reactors, 2008 Main article: Nuclear power As of 2008, nuclear power in the United States is provided by 104 commercial reactors (69 … Wikipedia
Anti-nuclear movement in the United States — The anti nuclear movement in the United States is comprised of more than forty loosely affiliated largely grass roots anti nuclear groups opposing (see Nuclear debate) the generation of nuclear power either locally, nationally or world wide.The… … Wikipedia
Nuclear weapons and the United States — United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 … Wikipedia
Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978 — is the first detailed history of the anti nuclear movement in the United States, written by Thomas Wellock. It is also the first state level research on the subject with a focus on California.[1][2] Reviewer Paula Garb has said: The book is rich… … Wikipedia
