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About This Guide

Radioactive pollution resulting from nuclear reactor emissions, and nuclear weapons production and testing is a controversial environmental and health issue. From Hiroshima to Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the dangers of radiation exposure have been studied and debated. This Research Guide focuses on the health dangers associated with low-level radiation; radioactive pollutants of the air, soil and water; and radioactive waste disposal and storage. See also: Nuclear Proliferation guide.

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Cleaning Up the Nuclear Weapons Complex: Internet Sources
This site has a list of publications that provide the user a fast way to locate research, policy analysis, and information about environmental issues at the nation’s former nuclear weapons production sites.
Credo Reference
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GreenPeace - Nuclear Waste
One of the campaigns of the organization GreenPeace is to end nuclear power, reprocessing and waste dumping. The site provides a general introduction and history of nuclear power, information on reprocessing, plutonium, disarmament, transport, waste, and accidents.
Nuclear Waste
Provided by the Sierra Club, this site offers a general overview of nuclear waste, maps that illustrate radioactive waste transportation, radoactivity in the environment, weapons testing and sites where you can build your own environmental maps, news briefs, recommended reading, and links to other Web sites on the topic.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
Radioactive Waste
Information provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Web site presents information about the NRC's regulations, responsibilities, and related information.