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For a Few Dollars More: Public Trust and the Case for Transporting Nuclear Waste in Dedicated Trains

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  • Theodore S. Glickman
  • Dominic Golding

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The debate about the use of dedicated trains for shipping spent fuel and high level nuclear waste has been going on for the past 15 years. The nuclear industry and its regulatory agencies would like to consider the case closed. The recent passage of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Act of 1990, however, opens the door once more, giving the railroads and other proponents of dedicated trains another chance to present their case. This paper argues that earlier conclusions favoring regular trains over dedicated trains were based on incomplete cost and risk information and neglected other factors which are not technical, but social and institutional in nature. The paper finds that the additional cost of a dedicated system is lower than previously thought and concludes that it is a small price to pay for reduced public opposition and increased levels of trust.

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  • Theodore S. Glickman & Dominic Golding, 1991. "For a Few Dollars More: Public Trust and the Case for Transporting Nuclear Waste in Dedicated Trains," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 10(4), pages 127-138, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:10:y:1991:i:4:p:127-138
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1991.tb00285.x
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