Japan鈥檚 Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid —— Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry

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ISBN: 9780128179604 出版年：2019 页码：374 Behling, Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G Williams, Mark C Elsevier Science_RM

Japan 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 nuclear programs and commercial activities from the 1950s to the presentDescribes the underlying causes of major accidents that have afflicted Japan nuclear industry, along with consequences, including technical difficulties, costs and program delaysOutlines the evolution of nuclear policies promoted by competing bureaucracies and how these rivalries influenced program priorities and impeded safety