Event Title
Environmental Implications and Public Perception of Nuclear Power and High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal and the Former Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Poster
Description
The Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, located in Wiscasset, Maine, was operational for nearly three decades, coming on line in 1972 and closing in 1996. Maine Yankee was once the states largest generator of electricity, but since its decommissioning in the in the late 1990s, the plant has been nearly completely demolished. However, the high-level radioactive waste generated during its years in operation remains on the premises. This paper will focus on the national and international issues facing nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal, using Maine Yankee a close to home example of the complex intersection of politics and technology regarding nuclear energy.
Faculty Sponsor
Jim Fleming
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Science, Technology and Society Program
CLAS Field of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1711
Environmental Implications and Public Perception of Nuclear Power and High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal and the Former Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
The Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, located in Wiscasset, Maine, was operational for nearly three decades, coming on line in 1972 and closing in 1996. Maine Yankee was once the states largest generator of electricity, but since its decommissioning in the in the late 1990s, the plant has been nearly completely demolished. However, the high-level radioactive waste generated during its years in operation remains on the premises. This paper will focus on the national and international issues facing nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal, using Maine Yankee a close to home example of the complex intersection of politics and technology regarding nuclear energy.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/188