Testimonial #1: "An essential work on a complex problem: what to do with radioactive waste? In setting the context on this controversial subject, J. Samuel Walker educates us on how we confront nuclear power as a viable option and its long-range implications." -- Martin Melosi , author of Energy Metropolis: An Environmental History of Houston and the Gulf Coast Testimonial #2 "Samuel Walker's fascinating account details the United States' sixty-year search for radioactive waste solutions. Here scientists, policymakers, politicians, activists, and the public alternately clash and cooperate, and prospects for a solution wane and wax accordingly. In the end, billions of dollars, years of hearings, and miles of tunnels, we're back to square one. " --Richard Wolfson , author of Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology Testimonial #3 "Walker's thoughtful and detailed history of the technology and politics of the nuclear waste problem lucidly illustrates why, more than sixty years after the dawn of the atomic age, we have yet to get any of the stuff in the ground safely and effectively, where it belongs. This book should be required reading for everyone, whether politician, bureaucrat, or citizen." --Ronnie D.

Lipschutz , author of Radioactive Waste: Politics, Technology, and Waste.