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

Presents the history of Japan’s attempts to rely on nuclear power, serious accidents along the way, and how to move forward

Noriko Hikosaka Behling (Author), Thomas G. Behling (Author), Mark C. Williams (Author), Shunsuke Managi (Author)

9780128179604

Paperback, published 28 March 2019

371 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.86 kg

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.

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

Subject Areas: Chemical engineering [TDCB], Health & safety issues [KNXC]