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Book SynopsisThis David and Goliath story chronicles and analyzes how a small, under-funded public interest groupDurham Nuclear Awareness of Oshawa, Ontariomobilized opposition to the December 1994 re-licensing of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Michael D. Mehta explores the struggle between Durham Nuclear Awareness and Canada''s nuclear establishment to illustrate how the concept of risk can be used to understand contemporary political conflicts. As concerns mount in Canada about the regulation of nuclear power, Risky Business provides important scholarly attention to nuclear risk assessment and the role of the public in technological and scientific debates.
Trade ReviewMichael Mehta's book Nuclear Power and Public Protest in Canada is a timely and excellent contribution to the role of social movements in shaping risk debates and influencing the trajectory of a technology. Following a strong narrative line, Mehta maps the story of how a small NGO battled a major nuclear power generating station and the Atomic Energy Control Board. The highly readable story is set against the context of risk assessment and public policy. It is rich case studies like this that allow us to probe into, and better understand, the details of the challenges posed by technology in a risk society. -- Edna F. Einsiedel, University of Calgary
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: The Democracy-Technocracy Quandary Chapter 2 Risk Assessment in the Public Policy Domain Chapter 3 Nuclear Power and Public Protest Chapter 4 The Canadian Nuclear Industry Chapter 5 The Battle Over the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Chapter 6 David and Goliath Meet on the Shore of Lake Ontario Chapter 7 The Future of Nuclear Power in Canada
