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- Title
Unmaking the bomb: environmental cleanup and the politics of impossibility.
- Authors
Lee, Yeonsu
- Abstract
"Unmaking the bomb: environmental cleanup and the politics of impossibility" by Shannon Cram explores the long-term consequences of nuclear contamination and how politics shape risk and normalize the potential harm. The book focuses on the case study of Hanford, a nuclear-contaminated area in the United States, to showcase how political decision-making matters more than scientific evidence when it comes to decontamination. It highlights the arbitrary definitions of clean-up, contamination, and hazard put forward by governmental bodies. The book calls for a rethinking of risk management processes and the normalization of nuclear-contaminated sites, urging readers to listen to marginalized voices and consider the long-term impacts on citizens.
- Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL remediation; RADIOACTIVE wastes; RADIOACTIVE substances; WASTE management; PRACTICAL politics
- Publication
International Affairs, 2024, Vol 100, Issue 3, p1335
- ISSN
0020-5850
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ia/iiae094