Book description
On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in its history, causing massive loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure. This book discusses governmental and civilian responses to the emergency and summarizes and critically analyzes the natural events and human shortcomings responsible for the failure of the Fukushima reactors during the first year following the accident. It covers the plant’s safety history, the tsunami and earthquake, and the far-reaching implications of the events on the entire nuclear reactor industry.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction (1/2)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (2/2)
- Chapter 2: The Earthquake (1/2)
- Chapter 2: The Earthquake (2/2)
- Chapter 3: The Tsunami (1/2)
- Chapter 3: The Tsunami (2/2)
- Chapter 4: Fukushima Nuclear Reactor (1/3)
- Chapter 4: Fukushima Nuclear Reactor (2/3)
- Chapter 4: Fukushima Nuclear Reactor (3/3)
- Chapter 5: Radiation Releases (1/4)
- Chapter 5: Radiation Releases (2/4)
- Chapter 5: Radiation Releases (3/4)
- Chapter 5: Radiation Releases (4/4)
- Chapter 6: Radiation Monitoring (1/5)
- Chapter 6: Radiation Monitoring (2/5)
- Chapter 6: Radiation Monitoring (3/5)
- Chapter 6: Radiation Monitoring (4/5)
- Chapter 6: Radiation Monitoring (5/5)
- Chapter 7: Radiation Effects (1/4)
- Chapter 7: Radiation Effects (2/4)
- Chapter 7: Radiation Effects (3/4)
- Chapter 7: Radiation Effects (4/4)
- Chapter 8: Mitigation and Remediation (1/2)
- Chapter 8: Mitigation and Remediation (2/2)
- Chapter 9: Implications for the Nuclear Reactor Industry (1/3)
- Chapter 9: Implications for the Nuclear Reactor Industry (2/3)
- Chapter 9: Implications for the Nuclear Reactor Industry (3/3)
- Chapter 10: Concluding Remarks
- Glossary (1/2)
- Glossary (2/2)
- Color Plate Section
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: The Fukushima 2011 Disaster
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2012
- Publisher(s): CRC Press
- ISBN: 9781466577831
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