Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 756 g
A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk
Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 756 g
ISBN: 978-0-520-38115-5
Verlag: University of California Press
Safe Enough? is the first history to trace these contentious efforts, following the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as their experts experimented with tools to quantify accident risk for use in regulation and to persuade the public of nuclear power’s safety. The intense conflict over the value of risk assessment offers a window on the history of the nuclear safety debate and the beliefs of its advocates and opponents. Across seven decades and the accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, the quantification of risk has transformed both society’s understanding of the hazards posed by complex technologies and what it takes to make them safe enough.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Atomenergietechnik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Moderne Kriegsführung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Kernenergieindustrie
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 When Is a Reactor Safe? The Design Basis Accident
2 The Design Basis in Crisis
3 Beyond the Design Basis: The Reactor Safety Study
4 Putting a Number on "Safe Enough"
5 Beyond Design: Toward Risk-Informed Regulation
6 Risk Assessment Beyond the NRC
7 Risk-Informed Regulation and the Fukushima Accident
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index