Japan's quest for nuclear energy and the price it paid : accidents, consequences, and lessons learned for the global nuclear industry / Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams, Shunsuke Managi.
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.
Contents
Beginnings : Japan aims high -- Successes and failures of big national projects -- Commercialization of the nuclear fuel cycle -- The build-out of Japan's nuclear power industry -- The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster -- Nuclear waste storage and disposal -- Decommissioning nuclear facilities -- Status and health of Japan's nuclear industry -- Creating a viable zero-accident nuclear energy culture. -- Appendices: Cancelled nuclear power reactors ; Impact of accident costs of cost of power (in MWh) ; Abbreviations and acronyms ; 2018 Code of Ethics from the Japan Atomic Energy Society ; Japan's nuclear energy policy (excerpts).
