Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Part I. Getting Started How to Use the Handbook Why Now? Why This Discussion? Crosscutting Themes Covering Nukes: Play Hard, but Play Fair Part II. Briefs Section 1: Radionuclides and Human Health Effects Section 2: Nuclear Energy and Other Civilian Uses Sustainability: Will There Be Enough Uranium and Nuclear Fuel and At What Cost? Closing the Civilian Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Spent (Used) Nuclear Fuel : The Opportunity and the Challenge Nuclear Power Plant Safety Systems Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: What Happened and Lessons Learned Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities Transportation of Nuclear Waste The Economics of Nuclear Power Civilian Uses of Radiation and Radioactive Material (Other than Commercial Nuclear Power) Other Sources Relevant to Section 2 Section 3: Nuclear Waste Management Nuclear Waste Policy in the U.S: Classification, Management and Disposition Monitoring and Surveillance of Nuclear Waste Sites Impact of Radionuclides and Nuclear Waste Management on Non-Humans and Ecosystems Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance at Closed Nuclear Waste Sites Other Sources Relevant to Section 3 Section 4: Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Non-Proliferation Managing the Nuclear Weapons Legacy Dirty Bombs (Radiological Dispersa Devices) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Protecting Nuclear Power Plants Against Terrorism International Agencies and Policy Other Sources Relevant to Section 4 Section 5: Risk Perception and Risk Communication Global Warming and Fuel Sources Public Perceptions of Risk and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Waste Risk Communications about Nuclear Materials Other Sources Relevant to Section 5 Part III. Additional Resources History of Nuclear Power in the United States and Worldwide Important Federal Legislation and Regulations List of American Nuclear Society Positions Background About Key Organizations Related to US Nuclear Programs Key Sources Glossary Contributors Index.