Ethics, risk, and safety culture: Reflections on Fukushima and beyond

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 304-316

  Kastenberg, William E ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

Fukushima; risk; safety; safety culture; societal culture

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS;

FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS; SAFETY CULTURE;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84923554776     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2014.896399     Document Type: Article

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