Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 THE CASE OF MASS INSURGENCY; The Setting; The Question of Mass Insurgency; The Case Study; 2 THE WPPSS CRISIS; The Hydro-Thermal Power Program, Phase II; The Northwest Regional Power Act (1980); The WPPSS Crisis -- Early Warnings; The WPPSS Crisis -- Project Termination; The WPPSS Crisis -- Post-Termination Developments; The WNP 4/5 Litigation; 3 INITIATIVE 394 AND THE OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER IN WASHINGTON; The 1976 Nuclear Moratorium Initiatives: The Western Bloc; 1976-1980: The Anti-Nuclear Initiatives
1981: Initiative 394 -- The Anti-WPPSS Initiative4 THE RATEPAYERS' REVOLT; The Ratepayers' Revolt; 5 SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: THE ANTI-NUCLEAR INITIATIVES; I-394 and the Anti-Nuclear Initiatives; Summary and Analysis; 6 SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: THE RATEPAYERS' REVOLT; The Ratepayer Unrest -- Material and Ideological Dynamics; Summary and Analysis; 7 CONCLUSION; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX A: THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM; The Supply System's Internal Structure; The Supply System's Early Days; The Supply System's Nuclear Program; Conclusion
APPENDIX B: WASHINGTON UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICSTable B.1; Table B.2; Table B.3; APPENDIX C: WASHINGTON PUBLIC UTILITIES; Table C.1; Table C.2; Table C.3; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX
Summary
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 b
