Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid

Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Industrial Health & Safety, Engineering, Chemical & Biochemical, Business & Finance
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Author: Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams, Shunsuke Managi ISBN: 9780128179611
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication: March 27, 2019
Imprint: Elsevier Language: English
Author: Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams, Shunsuke Managi
ISBN: 9780128179611
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication: March 27, 2019
Imprint: Elsevier
Language: English

Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price it has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry identifies major accidents in Japan that have happened at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle in Japan, assesses the underlying causes of nuclear accidents, and identifies other systemic problems in the nuclear industry. It provides recommendations on how government, industry and academic institutions can work together toward achieving a zero-accident safety culture.

  • Reviews the history of Japan’s nuclear programs and commercial activities from the 1950s to the present
  • Describes the underlying causes of major accidents that have afflicted Japan’s nuclear industry, along with consequences, including technical difficulties, costs and program delays
  • Outlines the evolution of nuclear policies promoted by competing bureaucracies and how these rivalries influenced program priorities and impeded safety
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Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price it has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry identifies major accidents in Japan that have happened at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle in Japan, assesses the underlying causes of nuclear accidents, and identifies other systemic problems in the nuclear industry. It provides recommendations on how government, industry and academic institutions can work together toward achieving a zero-accident safety culture.

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