The effect of decisions about spent nuclear fuel storage on residential property values

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 571-582

  Metz, William C ^a   Clark, David E ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Perceptions; Residential property; Risk; Spent nuclear fuel

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUEL STORAGE; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPENT FUELS;

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

NUCLEAR WASTE; PERCEPTION; PROPERTY VALUE;

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEAR WASTE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

EID: 0031257519     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb00898.x     Document Type: Review

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