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Intergenerational Issues Regarding Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, and Nuclear Weapons

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Nuclear power, nuclear waste, and nuclear weapons raise substantial public concern in many countries. While new support for nuclear power can be found in arguments concerning greenhouse gases and global warming, the long‐term existence of radioactive waste has led to requirements for 10,000‐year isolation. Some of the support for such requirements is based on intergenerational equity arguments. This, however, places a very high value on lives far in the future. An alternative is to use discounting, as is applied to other resource applications. Nuclear weapons, even though being dismantled by the major nations, are growing in number due to the increase in the number of countries possessing these weapons of mass destruction. This is an unfortunate legacy for future generations.

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  • John F. Ahearne, 2000. "Intergenerational Issues Regarding Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, and Nuclear Weapons," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(6), pages 763-770, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:20:y:2000:i:6:p:763-770
    DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.206070
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    1. Mark Diesendorf & David Roser & Haydn Washington, 2023. "Analyzing the Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Risk Posed by a Mature Fusion Technology and Economy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-15, January.
    2. Patrick Ilg & Silke Gabbert & Hans‐Peter Weikard, 2017. "Nuclear Waste Management under Approaching Disaster: A Comparison of Decommissioning Strategies for the German Repository Asse II," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(7), pages 1213-1232, July.
    3. Zerbe, Richard Jr. & Bauman, Yoram & Finkle, Aaron, 2006. "An aggregate measure for benefit-cost analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(3), pages 449-461, June.
    4. Richard Zerbe, 2004. "Should moral sentiments be incorporated into benefit-cost analysis? An example of long-term discounting," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 37(3), pages 305-318, December.

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