Japan's quest for nuclear energy and the price it has paid : accidents, consequences, and lessons learned for the global nuclear industry
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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
Elsevier, c2019
- pbk.
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
other authors: Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams, Shunsuke Managi
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. Beginnings: Japan Aims High2. Successes and Failures of Big National Projects3. Commercialization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle4. The Build-Out of Japan's Nuclear Power Industry5. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster6. Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal7. Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities8. Status and Health of Japan's Nuclear Industry9. Achieving a Zero-Accident Nuclear Culture
AppendixA. Cancelled Nuclear Power ReactorsB. Impact of Accident Costs on Cost of Power (in MWh)C. Acronyms and Abbreviations
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