Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
David Menefee-Libey
Reader 2
Rick Hazlett
Reader 3
Susan McWilliams
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© 2011 William Hummel
Abstract
This essay identifies and evaluates the most common environmental critiques made against nuclear energy development. Environmentalists articulate four major concerns: the destructive effects and health risks of uranium mining; the dangers posed by radiation releases and meltdowns; the difficult of nuclear waste disposal; and national security concerns, including nuclear weapons proliferation and the possibility of attack or sabotage. By characterizing and describing these concerns, we are better able to decide which problems are most compelling, and suggest possible policy-driven solutions.
Recommended Citation
Hummel, William, "Environmental Critiques of Nuclear Energy" (2012). Pomona Senior Theses. 58.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/58
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Comments
Senior thesis submitted in December 2011.