If you want to understand the full range of technical issues related to Yucca Mountain and nuclear wastefrom rainwater flow through the mountain to corrosion of nuclear waste containers and the consequent movement of radioactive material to Nevada's Amargosa Valley this is the place to start. The book's strength is that it also makes clear that essential scientific questions about this matter remain unanswered. -- Victor Gilinsky, energy consultant The energy honeymoon is rapidly ending as hydrogen-rich fossil fuels are depleted and combustion-driven global climate impacts accelerate. The path to major successor sources offers few attractive options, which is why nuclear waste issues must be resolved. Uncertainty Underground offers comprehensive, authoritative and understandable essays on this critical issue. If we mean to be our own governors we must become more literate about handling the ashes of the 'Faustian bargin.' That's why this book is a treasure. -- John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (1993-98) Macfarlane and Ewing have compiled a well-chosen set of articles by technical experts describing the technology and regulatory process for developing the Yucca Mountain repository. The authors present arguments that Yucca Mountain has not been and may never be shown to be an appropriate repository for high-level radioactive waste. Opponents of the project should read this book for support; supporters to understand the obstacles to be overcome. -- John F. Ahearne, Former Chairman, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Allison M. MacFarlane is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. Rodney C. Ewing is Donald R. Peacor Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan, where he also holds appointments in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Emeritus Regents' Professor at the University of New Mexico.
"If you want to understand the full range of technical issues related to Yucca Mountain and nuclear wastefrom rainwater flow through the mountain to corrosion of nuclear waste containers and the consequent movement of radioactive material to Nevada's Amargosa Valleythis is the place to start. The book's strength is that it also makes clear that essential scientific questions about this matter remain unanswered." Victor Gilinsky, energy consultant "*Sustainable Energy* provides the intellectual tools and perspectives needed to devise a sound strategy for ensuring sustainability."--John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (1993-98) "If you want to understand the full range of technical issues related to Yucca Mountain and nuclear waste -- from rainwater flow through the mountain to corrosion of nuclear waste containers and the consequent movement of radioactive material to Nevada's Amargosa Valley -- this is the place to start. The book's strength is that it also makes clear that essential scientific questions about this matter remain unanswered."--Victor Gilinsky, energy consultant
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