Fukushima and thereafter: Reassessment of risks of nuclear power

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 726-736

  Srinivasan, T N ^a   Gopi Rethinaraj, T S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fukushima nuclear accident; Nuclear power and regulation; Reactor safety

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PORTFOLIO; ENGINEERING SAFETY FEATURES; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR PLANT; PLANT OPERATORS; REACTOR SAFETY; REGULATORY PROCESS; SAFE OPERATION; SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES; SOCIAL BENEFITS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84870710613     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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