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The Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident and its implications for the safety of nuclear power

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Barletta, William
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Abstract
Five years ago the dramatic events in Fukushima that followed the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 sharpened the focus of scientists, engineers and general public on the broad range of technical, environmental and societal issues involved in assuring the safety of the world׳s nuclear power complex. They also called into question the potential of nuclear power to provide a growing, sustainable resource of CO2-free energy. The issues raised by Fukushima Dai-ichi have provoked urgent concern, not only because of the potential harm that could result from severe accidents or from intentional damage to nuclear reactors or to facilities involved in the nuclear fuel cycle, but also because of the extensive economic impact of those accidents and of the measures taken to avoid them.
Date issued
2016-03
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115998
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Journal
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Publisher
Elsevier
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Barletta, William. “The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident and Its Implications for the Safety of Nuclear Power.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 817, May 2016, pp. A1–3.
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0168-9002
1872-9576

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