UNLV to host public meeting on nuke waste

Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 | 9:35 a.m.

Six nationally recognized scholars, expert in public perceptions of nuclear waste risks, are coming to UNLV.

The panel's theme is "The Science, the Law and Who Gets the Risks." After brief presentations by the experts starting at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Wright Hall, Room 103, the public can discuss the issues with the professionals.

The UNLV town hall meeting will be taped and given to Nevada's congressional delegation and other officials. The meeting is sponsored by UNLV's Department of Political Science and the Division of Continuing Education.

There is no charge for the event, but those wishing to attend should call UNLV's Division of Continuing Education at (702) 895-3394 to reserve a seat.

Panelists include Steve Frishman, Nevada's technical coordinator for the Agency on Nuclear Projects; Kristin Shrader-Frechette, a philosopher and mathematician who has calculated risks from a proposed repository; Craig Walton, a philosopher and director of UNLV's Institute for Ethics and Policy Studies, who considers the Yucca Mountain Project unjust; Bob Halstead, a transportation expert who has warned officials about terrorist threats from a Yucca Mountain repository before Sept. 11; Marvin Resnikoff, a physicist who has calculated nuclear waste transportation risks; and Paul Slovic, a psychologist who has studied people's perceptions of risk and the threat a nuclear repository would have on Nevada's tourism economy.

The town hall is free and parking is available.