A comparative institutional analysis of the Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lessons and policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-247

  Aoki, Masahiko ^a   Rothwell, Geoffrey ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparitive institutional analysis; Electricity regulation; Nuclear power

Indexed keywords

BUYERS AND SELLERS; CHERNOBYL; DEFENSE IN DEPTH; INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS; INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SAFETIES; NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION; NUCLEAR-POWER INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY REGULATORS; SOCIAL OPTIMUMS; SYSTEM FAILURES; TRANSMISSION GRIDS;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84871449179     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.058     Document Type: Article

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