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THE ATOM AND THE FAULT : Experts, Earthquakes, and Nuclear Power
by Meehan, Richard L
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0262131994
- ISBN 13
- 9780262131995
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Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen board w/silver spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF w/light wear. PO name & calling card to fEP. A participant's account of assesing Vallecitos (35 miles south of San Francisco; area of Freeport, Livermore & San Jose) as a nuclear reactor site. An evironmental controversy marked by radical division of opinions among scientists --- is the hill an ancient landslide or part of a earthquake fault line? --- as well as public regulatory agencies, corporations, environmentalists, and politicians. Text in 8 chapters: 1, When You See a Big Snake, Stand Back; 2, Vallecitos: The Hill; 3, The Nuclear Fault: Origin & Genesis; 4, The Engineering & Legal Reaction; 5, A Gallery of Expertise; 6, Vallecitos: Anatomy of Delay; 7, Vallecitos: Resolution; and, 8, Conclusion. A case study of the complexities of balancing technical, economic, and socio-political issues and viewpoints.
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- Title
- THE ATOM AND THE FAULT : Experts, Earthquakes, and Nuclear Power
- Author
- Meehan, Richard L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0262131994
- ISBN 13
- 9780262131995
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- NUCLEAR PHYSICS/SCIENCE/Politics/Public Safety/Nuclear Reactors/Earthquakes/California/Vallecitos
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