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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board ,  Committee on Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780309272537

ISBN 10:   030927253
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   29 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Synopsis; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Background on Japanese and U.S. Nuclear Plants; 6 3 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Impacts on Japanese Nuclear Plants; 7 4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident; 8 5 Lessons Learned: Plant Operations and Safety Regulations; 9 6 Lessons Learned: Offsite Emergency Management; 10 7 Lessons Learned: Nuclear Safety Culture; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee, Technical Advisor, and Staff; 13 Appendix B: Presentations, Breakout Sessions, and Visits; 14 Appendix C: Detailed Accident Time Line; 15 Appendix D: Operation and Support Organizations; 16 Appendix E: Recommendations from Other Organizations; 17 Appendix F: Regulator and Industry Actions in the United States; 18 Appendix G: Hydrogen Control in Severe Accidents; 19 Appendix H: Nuclear Plant Emergency Procedures and Guidelines; 20 Appendix I: Probabilistic Risk Assessment; 21 Appendix J: Human Reliability Analysis; 22 Appendix K: Tsunami Hazards in the Atlantic Ocean Basin; 23 Appendix L: Factoring the Costs of Severe Nuclear Accidents into Backfit Decisions; 24 Appendix M: Access to Timely and Reliable Information to Support Decision Making During a Nuclear Power Plant Accident; 25 Appendix N: Conversions and Units; 26 Appendix O: Acronyms

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