German radioactive waste : changes in policy and law /

Rybski, Robert,

German radioactive waste : changes in policy and law / Robert Rybski. - 1 online resource. - Routledge focus on environment and sustainability .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nuclear energy sector and its by-products -- Storage and disposal of radioactive waste -- Selection of a proper site for final disposal of radioactive waste.

"This book presents the universal issue of radioactive waste management from the perspective of the German legal system, analysing how lawmakers have responded to the problem of nuclear waste over the course of the last seventy years. In this book, Robert Rybski unwraps and explains the perplexing legal and social issues related to radioactive waste. He takes readers through the entire 'life-cycle': from the moment that radioactive material is classified as radioactive waste, through to the period of interim storage, and right up to its final disposal. However, this last step in radioactive waste management (that of final disposal) has not yet been achieved in Germany, or anywhere in the world, and has been the subject of hefty public debate for dozens of years. As a result, the book analyses the most recent regulations in place to enable final disposal. This book will be of interest to energy policy experts, academics and professionals who work in the area of nuclear energy"--

9781003198086 1003198082 100056763X 9781000567595 1000567591 9781000567632

10.4324/9781003198086 doi

9781003198086 Taylor & Francis

2021050823

GBC1J4660 bnb

020402836 Uk


Radioactive wastes--Storage--Law and legislation--Germany.
Nature / Ecology.
Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
Radioactive wastes--Storage--Law and legislation.


Germany.


Electronic books.

KK6012

344.4304/622