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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160769403321

Autore

Kamae Katsuhiro

Titolo

Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear Risks [[electronic resource] ] : Prediction and Assessment Beyond the Fukushima Accident / / edited by Katsuhiro Kamae

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2015

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

4-431-55822-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 177 p. 74 illus., 36 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Environmental management

Nuclear energy

Natural disasters

Quality control

Reliability

Industrial safety

Probabilities

Environmental Management

Nuclear Energy

Natural Hazards

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Preface -- Cooperators -- Part 1 Active Faults -- Part 2 Seismic Source Modeling and Seismic Motion -- Part 3 Probabilistic Risk Assessment with External Hazards -- Part 4 Nuclear Risk Governance in Society.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers seismic probabilistic risk assessment (S-PRA) and related studies which have become more important to increase the safety of nuclear facilities against earthquakes and tsunamis in the face of the many uncertainties after the Fukushima accident. The topics are (1) Active faults and active tectonics important for seismic hazard



assessment of nuclear facilities,(2) Seismic source modeling and simulation and modeling techniques indispensable for strong ground motion prediction, and (3) PRA with external hazard and risk communication. The Fukushima accident has showed us the limitations of the deterministic evaluation approach to external events (an earthquake and tsunami) in which there are many uncertainties. Furthermore, public anxiety regarding nuclear safety because of an unexpected threat caused by an earthquake or tsunami is growing. The current policy on the estimation of the design basis of ground motion as well as tsunami height still has not been improved following the Fukushima accident.  In particular, the risk concept in a nuclear system regarding seismic motion and a tsunami beyond the design basis is indispensable. Therefore, research and development for PRA enhancing nuclear safety are being actively pursued not only in Japan but also worldwide. This book provides an opportunity for readers to consider the future direction of nuclear safety vis-à-vis natural disasters.