MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logoDSpace@MIT

MIT
View Item 
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Theses - Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor's degree
  • View Item
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Theses - Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor's degree
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

United States and France : a regulatory perspective

Author(s)
Aichele, Matthew D. (Matthew Donald), 1980-
Thumbnail
DownloadFull printable version (5.007Mb)
Other Contributors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.
Advisor
Andrew C. Kadak.
Terms of use
M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
Nuclear materials and their uses are regulated differently in countries around the world. In the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the different commercial and academic uses of nuclear technology, including nuclear power plants. In France, the Direction Generale de la Surete Nucleaire et de la Radioprotection (DGSNR) and the Electricite de France (EDF) control the nuclear industry, with the DGSNR controlling most of the regulation and the EDF presiding over the construction. In this thesis, the two systems of regulation will be reviewed and compared for efficiency and efficacy. Furthermore, those efficiencies will be examined for implications in the technical, social, and economic regimes. This thesis will review the histories and present-day structures of two different regulatory agencies, propose reasons for the difference, and argue the benefits and shortcomings of each. At first glance, the American regulatory system appears to be in the hands of the lawmakers and founded on a legal basis. The French system, however, emphasizes the scientists and engineers as the regulatory experts and is thus founded more on a scientific and technical foundation.
Description
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-85).
 
Date issued
2004
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32724
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Nuclear Engineering.

Collections
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor's degree
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor's degree

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login

Statistics

OA StatisticsStatistics by CountryStatistics by Department
MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logo

Find us on

Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube RSS

MIT Libraries navigation

SearchHours & locationsBorrow & requestResearch supportAbout us
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibility
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Content created by the MIT Libraries, CC BY-NC unless otherwise noted. Notify us about copyright concerns.