A01=Wayne H. Sugai
Anti-nuclear Forces
Anti-nuclear Opposition
antinuclear activism
Author_Wayne H. Sugai
BPA
Category=JP
citizen mobilization
County Superior Court Judge
electric power regulation
energy policy analysis
Energy Resources
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grassroots opposition to nuclear projects
Grays Harbor
hydro-thermal development program
I-394 Campaign
I-394's Passage
I-394’s Passage
Independent Study
Initiative Campaigns
local antinuclear forces
Mason County
Mass Insurgency
Net Billed
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Power Development
Pacific Northwest energy history
People's Lobby
People’s Lobby
Phase Ii
public utility governance
Rate Escalation
ratepayer protest
Regional Power Act
Snohomish County
Solidary Incentives
UC Member
Utility Participants
Washington Public Power Supply System
WPPSS
Product details
- ISBN 9780367010768
- Weight: 1060g
- Dimensions: 149 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In early 1982, the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) terminated two nuclear projects, triggering an episode of mass ratepayer insurgency throughout the state. In this survey of the crisis, Dr. Sugai analyzes the political and economic conditions that precipitated the protest and examines citizen opposition to the WPPSS nuclear venture between 1976 and 1981. His review of the public initiative campaigns aimed at the Northwest utility establishment by local antinuclear forces and the role of key individuals and organizations involved in anti-WPPSS activism are central to the discussion. By emphasizing the organizational dynamics of citizen opposition, the analysis clarifies the influence of antinuclear protest in bringing about the WPPSS crisis, which is still in litigation over disputed financial and management liability claims. Finally, the author offers insights into the implications of the 1980 Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act and the role of the new Northwest Power Planning Council in regional electrical energy planning.
