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    Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry
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    Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry
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    Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry

    By Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams and Shunsuke Managi

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    Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price it has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry identifies major accidents in Japan that have happened at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle in Japan, assesses the underlying causes of nuclear accidents, and identifies other systemic problems in the nuclear industry. It provides recommendations on how government, industry and academic institutions can work together toward achieving a zero-accident safety culture.

    • Reviews the history of Japan’s nuclear programs and commercial activities from the 1950s to the present
    • Describes the underlying causes of major accidents that have afflicted Japan’s nuclear industry, along with consequences, including technical difficulties, costs and program delays
    • Outlines the evolution of nuclear policies promoted by competing bureaucracies and how these rivalries influenced program priorities and impeded safety
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateMar 27, 2019
    ISBN9780128179611
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    Japan’s Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Has Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry
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    Noriko Hikosaka Behling

    Dr. Noriko Behling graduated from Tokyo University of Education in Japan with a BA in philosophy. As a Fulbright scholar, she studied linguistics at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Hawaii, where she earned an MA degree. Subsequently, she studied at Kyushu University in Japan and earned a PhD degree in urban and environmental engineering. She worked for the Central Intelligence Agency as a senior analyst and information officer for 20 years. She produced research papers and current assessments in many policy areas, including defense, science and technology, economic policy, and trade issues. Ms. Behling analyzed functional and technical issues, including program analysis, risk assessment, program cost estimation, and global science and technology developments. She also worked in the private sector for ten years, providing consulting services and analytic support to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community in the areas of information technology, nuclear energy, and global environmental technology policy issues, including fuel cell technology, low emission vehicles, and hydrogen energy technology. She assisted the National Security Council to formulate two major R&D policy initiatives implemented by the Department of Energy, the FreedomCar Initiative and the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.

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