Fukushima - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fukushima write by David Lochbaum. This book was released on 2015-02-10. Fukushima available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A gripping, suspenseful page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews) with a “fast-paced, detailed narrative that moves like a thriller” (International Business Times), Fukushima teams two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists, David Lochbaum and Edwin Lyman, with award-winning journalist Susan Q. Stranahan to give us the first definitive account of the 2011 disaster that led to the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl. Four years have passed since the day the world watched in horror as an earthquake large enough to shift the Earth's axis by several inches sent a massive tsunami toward the Japanese coast and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing the reactors' safety systems to fail and explosions to reduce concrete and steel buildings to rubble. Even as the consequences of the 2011 disaster continue to exact their terrible price on the people of Japan and on the world, Fukushima addresses the grim questions at the heart of the nuclear debate: could a similar catastrophe happen again, and—most important of all—how can such a crisis be averted?
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster write by Mindy Kay Bricker. This book was released on 2014. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Following the disaster at the, the public is showing increased interest in nuclear safety. This important book is based on an independent report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disater in Japan in March 2011. The overall goal is to provide a factual assessment of the nuclear power industry, as well as to raise questions about safety and security.
Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants
Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants write by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants. This book was released on 2014-10-29. Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami sparked a humanitarian disaster in northeastern Japan. They were responsible for more than 15,900 deaths and 2,600 missing persons as well as physical infrastructure damages exceeding $200 billion. The earthquake and tsunami also initiated a severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Three of the six reactors at the plant sustained severe core damage and released hydrogen and radioactive materials. Explosion of the released hydrogen damaged three reactor buildings and impeded onsite emergency response efforts. The accident prompted widespread evacuations of local populations, large economic losses, and the eventual shutdown of all nuclear power plants in Japan. "Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants" is a study of the Fukushima Daiichi accident. This report examines the causes of the crisis, the performance of safety systems at the plant, and the responses of its operators following the earthquake and tsunami. The report then considers the lessons that can be learned and their implications for U.S. safety and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste, commercial nuclear reactor safety and security regulations, and design improvements. "Lessons Learned" makes recommendations to improve plant systems, resources, and operator training to enable effective ad hoc responses to severe accidents. This report's recommendations to incorporate modern risk concepts into safety regulations and improve the nuclear safety culture will help the industry prepare for events that could challenge the design of plant structures and lead to a loss of critical safety functions. In providing a broad-scope, high-level examination of the accident, "Lessons Learned" is meant to complement earlier evaluations by industry and regulators. This in-depth review will be an essential resource for the nuclear power industry, policy makers, and anyone interested in the state of U.S. preparedness and response in the face of crisis situations.
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster write by The Independent Investigation on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. This book was released on 2014-03-05. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In other words, nothing like the catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was possible—no tsunami of 45 feet could swamp a nuclear power station and knock out its emergency systems. No blackout could last for days. No triple meltdown could occur. Nothing like this could ever happen. Until it did—over the course of a week in March 2011. In this volume and in gripping detail, the Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, a civilian-led group, presents a thorough and powerful account of what happened within hours and days after this nuclear disaster, the second worst in history. It documents the findings of a working group of more than thirty people, including natural scientists and engineers, social scientists and researchers, business people, lawyers, and journalists, who researched this crisis involving multiple simultaneous dangers. They conducted over 300 investigative interviews to collect testimony from relevant individuals. The responsibility of this committee was to act as an external ombudsman, summarizing its conclusions in the form of an original report, published in Japanese in February 2012. This has now been substantially rewritten and revised for this English-language edition. The work reveals the truth behind the tragic saga of the multiple catastrophic accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.It serves as a valuable and essential historical reference, which will help to inform and guide future nuclear safety and policy in both Japan and internationally.
The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy
The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy write by Naoto Kan. This book was released on 2018-01-15. The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In a speech delivered in Japanese at Cornell University, Naoto Kan describes the harrowing days after a cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami led to the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In vivid language, he tells how he struggled with the possibility that tens of millions of people would need to be evacuated. Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University’s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation.
