Nuclear safety in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi accident : actions of selected countries / Glenn Freeman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Freeman, Glenn, editor.

Series:

Nuclear materials and disaster research.

Nuclear materials and disaster research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear energy--India--Safety measures.

Nuclear energy.

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant led to a worldwide review of nuclear power programs. NRC licenses and oversees civilian nuclear reactors. The State Department coordinates policy matters with international organizations and treaties, including those dealing with nuclear safety. This book examines the actions nuclear regulatory bodies from selected countries have taken to strengthen nuclear safety; the extent to which these countries have established automated systems to collect and transmit accident data; and steps international organizations have taken

Contents:

NUCLEAR SAFETY IN THE WAKE OF THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI ACCIDENT: ACTIONS OF SELECTED COUNTRIES; NUCLEAR SAFETY IN THE WAKE OF THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI ACCIDENT: ACTIONS OF SELECTED COUNTRIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: NUCLEAR SAFETY:COUNTRIES' REGULATORY BODIES HAVEMADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO THEFUKUSHIMA DAIICHI ACCIDENT; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; NUCLEAR REGULATORY BODIES HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY

NEARLY HALF OF COUNTRIES WITH NUCLEAR POWERREACTORS IN OUR REVIEW HAVE AUTOMATED DATATRANSMISSION SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TAKEN TO SUPPORT NUCLEARREGULATORY BODIES AND PROMOTE NUCLEAR SAFETY; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: CIVILIAN NUCLEAR PROFILES OF SELECTED COUNTRIES; Chapter 2: FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; SUMMARY OF THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI DISASTER; RADIOACTIVE RELEASES AND CONTAMINATION; U.S. ASSISTANCE; Chapter 3: NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY; SUMMARY

MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTSNUCLEAR POWER STATUS AND OUTLOOK; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SAFETY AND REGULATION; FEDERAL INCENTIVES FOR NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION; FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS; LEGISLATION IN THE 113TH CONGRESS; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-281-1