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.- Reviews the history of Japan's nuclear programs and commercial activities from the 1950s to the present- Describes the underlying causes of major accidents that have afflicted Japan's nuclear industry, along with consequences, including technical difficulties, costs and program delays- Outlines the evolution of nuclear policies promoted by competing bureaucracies and how these rivalries influenced program priorities and impeded safety
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 CultureAppendixA. Cancelled Nuclear Power ReactorsB. Impact of Accident Costs on Cost of Power (in MWh)C. Acronyms and Abbreviations
