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Japan's quest for nuclear energy and the price it paid : accidents, consequences, and lessons learned for the global nuclear industry /

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 accid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Behling, Noriko Hikosaka (Author), Behling, Thomas G. (Author), Williams, Mark C. (Author), Managi, Shunsuke (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2019.
Subjects:
Nuclear accidents > Japan.
Nuclear energy > Government policy > Japan.
Nuclear industry > Safety measures.
Accidents nucléaires > Japon.
Énergie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > Japon.
Industrie nucléaire > Sécurité > Mesures.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Nuclear accidents
Nuclear energy > Government policy
Nuclear industry > Safety measures
Japan
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128179611
0128179619