The nuclear enterprise [[electronic resource] ] : high-consequence accidents : how to enhance safety and minimize risks in nuclear weapons and reactors / / edited by George P. Shultz and Sidney D. Drell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453646003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2012
• ISBN: 0-8179-1526-5; 0-8179-1528-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Collana: Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 626
• Altri autori (Persone): ShultzGeorge Pratt <1920->; DrellSidney D <1926-> (Sidney David)
• Disciplina: 621.483
• Soggetti: Nuclear power plants - United States - Safety measures; Nuclear power plants - Safety measures; Nuclear weapons - United States - Safety measures; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Papers presented at the Nuclear Enterprise Conference, held October 3-4, 2011 at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""List of Figures and Tables ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction by SIDNEY D. DRELL, GEORGE P. SHULTZ, and STEVEN P. ANDREASEN ""; ""Session I: Safety Issuesâ€?Nuclear Weapons ""; ""1 Designing and Building Nuclear Weapons to Meet High Safety Standards by SIDNEY D. DRELL ""; ""2 A Personal Account of Steps Toward Achieving Safer Nuclear Weapons in the U.S. Arsenal by ROBERT L. PEURIFOY ""; ""3 The Interplay Between Civilian and Military Nuclear Risk Assessment, and Sobering Lessons from Fukushima and the Space Shuttle by CHRISTOPHER STUBBS """"4 Long-Range Effects of Nuclear Disasters by RAYMOND JEANLOZ ""; ""5 Naval Nuclear Power as a Model for Civilian Applications by DREW DEWALT ""; ""Session II: Nuclear Reactor Safety ""; ""6 Lessons Learned of “Lessons Learnedâ€?: Evolution in Nuclear Power Safety and Operations by EDWARD BLANDFORD and MICHAEL MAY ""; ""7 Nuclear Technology ; Development: Evolution or Gamble? by PER F. PETERSON and REGIS A. MATZIE ""; ""8 The Spent Fuel Problem by ROBERT J. BUDNITZ """"9 International Issues Related to Nuclear Energy by WILLIAM F. MARTIN and BURTON RICHTER ""; ""10 Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Power in China and India by JEREMY CARL ""; ""Session III: Economic and Regulatory Issues ""; ""11 The Capture Theory of Regulation by GARY S. BECKER ""; ""12 The Federal Regulatory Process as a Constraint on Regulatory Capture by JOHN F. COGAN ""; ""13 A Comparison of Government Regulation of Risk in the Financial Ser vices and Nuclear Power Industries by JOHN B. TAYLOR and FRANK A. WOLAK ""; ""14 Discussion Notes on the Economics of Nuclear Energy by MICHAEL J. BOSKIN """"Session IV: Media and Public Policy ""; ""15 Media and Public Policy by JIM HOAGLAND ""; ""16 The Nuclear Credibility Gap: Three Crises by DAVID E. HOFFMAN ""; ""Conference Agenda ""; ""About the Authors ""; ""Index ""