Learning from Fukushima nuclear power in East Asia

Learning from Fukushima began as a project to respond in a helpful way to the March 2011 triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown) in north-eastern Japan. It evolved into a collaborative and comprehensive investigation of whether nuclear power was a realistic energy option for East...

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Otros Autores: van Ness, Peter (Editor), Van Ness, Peter, editor (editor), Gurtov, Melvin, editor (contributor), Blakers, Andrew, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press 2017
2017.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: Nuclear energy in Asia
  • Part I The state of the nuclear industry
  • 1. Nuclear energy policy issues in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear accident
  • 2. The French exception: The French nuclear power industry and its influence on political plans to transition to a new energy system
  • 3. Energy subsidies: Global estimates, causes of variance, and gaps for the nuclear fuel cycle
  • Part II Country studies
  • 4. A new normal? The changing future of nuclear energy in China
  • 5. Protesting policy and practice in South Korea's nuclear energy industry
  • 6. Control or manipulation? Nuclear power in Taiwan
  • 7. Enhancing nuclear energy cooperation in ASEAN: Regional norms and challenges
  • Part III The real costs of going nuclear
  • 8. Health implications of ionising radiation
  • 9. Nuclear energy and its ecological byproducts: Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima
  • Part IV A post-nuclear future
  • 10. Decommissioning nuclear power reactors
  • 11. Sustainable energy options
  • 12. Lessons of Fukushima: Nine reasons why.