Table of Contents
Contents Preface and Acknowledgments
Part I. Getting Started
How to Use the Handbook
Why Now? Why This Discussion?
Crosscutting Themes
Covering Nukes: Play Hard, but Play Fair
Part II. Briefs
Section 1: Radionuclides and Human Health Effects
Section 2: Nuclear Energy and Other Civilian Uses
Sustainability: Will There Be Enough Uranium and Nuclear Fuel and At What Cost?
Closing the Civilian Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Spent (Used) Nuclear Fuel : The Opportunity and the Challenge
Nuclear Power Plant Safety Systems
Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: What Happened and Lessons Learned
Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
Transportation of Nuclear Waste
The Economics of Nuclear Power
Civilian Uses of Radiation and Radioactive Material (Other than Commercial Nuclear Power)
Other Sources Relevant to Section 2
Section 3: Nuclear Waste Management
Nuclear Waste Policy in the U.S: Classification, Management and Disposition
Monitoring and Surveillance of Nuclear Waste Sites
Impact of Radionuclides and Nuclear Waste Management on Non-Humans and Ecosystems
Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance at Closed Nuclear Waste Sites
Other Sources Relevant to Section 3
Section 4: Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Non-Proliferation
Managing the Nuclear Weapons Legacy
Dirty Bombs (Radiological Dispersa Devices)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Protecting Nuclear Power Plants Against Terrorism
International Agencies and Policy
Other Sources Relevant to Section 4
Section 5: Risk Perception and Risk Communication
Global Warming and Fuel Sources
Public Perceptions of Risk and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Waste
Risk Communications about Nuclear Materials
Other Sources Relevant to Section 5
Part III. Additional Resources
History of Nuclear Power in the United States and Worldwide
Important Federal Legislation and Regulations
List of American Nuclear Society Positions
Background About Key Organizations Related to US Nuclear Programs
Key Sources
Glossary
Contributors
Index