A Study on the Institutional Design Concerning Role-Sharing between National and Local Governments about Nuclear Safety Regulation in Japan

• SUGAWARA Shin-etsu

  Dept. of Nucl. Eng. and Management, Graduate School of Eng., Tokyo Univ. Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• SHIROYAMA Hideaki

  Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo Univ.

• NISHIWAKI Yoshihiro

  Dept. of Nucl. Eng. and Management, Graduate School of Eng., Tokyo Univ.

• MOROKUZU Muneo

  Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo Univ.

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 原子力安全規制の国と地方の役割分担に関する制度設計案の検討
• ゲンシリョク アンゼン キセイ ノ クニ ト チホウ ノ ヤクワリ ブンタン ニ カンスル セイド セッケイアン ノ ケントウ

Abstract

  In this paper, we consider the concept and the concrete direction of the institutional design concerning role-sharing between national and local governments with respect to nuclear safety regulation, and propose the following four institutional options: 1) strengthen the regulatory body's independence and clarify its accountability, 2) establish a local information committee in reference to the French CLI (Commission Locale d'Information), 3) institutionalize the environmental monitoring of local governments, and 4) institutionalize consultation among the regulatory body and local governments. Options 2, 3, and 4 are designed on the assumption that option 1 is implemented, because it is thought to be essential for fundamental improvements to enhance the regulatory body's ability as well as to reinforce bridges between safety regulation and society. Each option has some advantages and disadvantages, so there is room for further research into achieving reforms. However, it is believed that these institutional options can lead to the development of a trusting relationship between organizations responsible for safety regulation and siting areas and to the reduction in consensus-building costs in local areas.<br>

Journal

• Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan

  Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan 11 (1), 37-48, 2012

  Atomic Energy Society of Japan

Keywords

• nuclear safety regulation
• role-sharing between national and local governments
• institutional design

Details

• CRID: 1390282680163332608
• NII Article ID: 10030136566
• NII Book ID: AA11643165
• DOI: 10.3327/taesj.j10.034
• ISSN: 21862931
• ISSN: 13472879
• NDL BIB ID: 023557340
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I023557340
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/taesj/11/1/11_J10.034/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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