Nuclear power and its critics; the Cayuga Lake controversy. - Nelkin, Dorothy (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1971)
Introduction -- I. The need for power versus environmental concerns. Growth of the power industry ; Siting controversies ; Regulated electric power -- II. The local contest. The lake ; The reactor ; The New York State Electric and Gas Corporation -- III. The actors and the action. Plans of the NYSE&G ; Scientific activity ; Citizen activity and NYSE&G response ; Public hearings and political activity -- IV. Salient issues. Economic options of an expanding utility ; Unresolved technical questions ; The behavior of the scientific community in a public controversy ; Policy implications -- Conclusion -- A note on the program on science, technology, and society -- Definitions.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Nuclear power plants -- New York (State); Antinuclear movement -- New York (State) -- History; Cayuga Lake Region (N.Y.) -- History