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Nuclear Waste Disposal: An International Legal Perspective, Leonard S. Spector, Geoffrey B. Shields
Nuclear Waste Disposal: An International Legal Perspective, Leonard S. Spector, Geoffrey B. Shields
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
As the world contends with an energy shortage, the development of alternative sources of energy has become a critical problem. Nuclear power is both an obvious and controversial alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Associated with the use of nuclear power is the important question of nuclear waste disposal. In this article, Messrs. Shields and Spector discuss the nuclear fuel cycle, bring together a survey of how countries around the world are dealing with the question of nuclear waste disposal both domestically and on an international level, and make suggestions for a more aggressive international regulation of nuclear waste disposal.