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dc.contributor.authorWang, Qiang
dc.contributor.authorChen, Xi
dc.contributor.authorXu, Yi-chong
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:44:09Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-18T05:55:20Z
dc.identifier.issn13640321
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2012.09.012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60515
dc.description.abstractThe reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) have confirmed that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) survived the initial earthquake impacts, but fell victim to the following tsunami. The 14-m tsunami well exceeded the maximum safety design of 5.7 m. It damaged the pumps, cut off the external power supplies to cool the reactors and spent fuel pool, and directly contributed to the three core meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP. These official reports, academic papers, and breaking news also show that five warnings of tsunamis at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP had been ignored by the nuclear operator and regulators since 2000. This article argues that not the natural disaster, but the regulatory failures contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. It explains how the cozy relationship between the government, regulators and nuclear operators, the combined role of NISA as an industry promoter and regulator, and the revolving door between bureaucrats and industries had long undermined the capacity of NISA as a watchdog for nuclear safety. It concludes that upgrading and strengthening a nuclear regulatory system is not optional but imperative to prevent the next core meltdown. Three key recommendations are offered for upgrading nuclear safety regulation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPergamon
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom126
dc.relation.ispartofpageto146
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther engineering not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode409999
dc.titleAccident like the Fukushima unlikely in a country with effective nuclear regulation: Literature review and proposed guidelines
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorXu, Yi-chong


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