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Record Nr.

UNISA996200351803316

Titolo

Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident [[electronic resource] ] : Toward Social-Scientific Literacy and Engineering Resilience / / edited by Joonhong Ahn, Cathryn Carson, Mikael Jensen, Kohta Juraku, Shinya Nagasaki, Satoru Tanaka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12090-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 259 pages) : 48 illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour

Disciplina

621.48

Soggetti

Nuclear engineering

Environment

Social sciences

Nuclear Energy

Environmental Sciences

Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Understanding the accident and its consequences -- Etiology -- Lessons learned: Basis for moving forward -- Students' reflections -- Education in future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on nuclear engineering education in the post-Fukushima era. It was edited by the organizers of the summer school held in August 2011 in University of California, Berkeley, as part of a collaborative program between the University of Tokyo and UC Berkeley. Motivated by the particular relevance and importance of social-scientific approaches to various crucial aspects of nuclear technology, special emphasis was placed on integrating nuclear science and engineering with social science. The book consists of the lectures given in 2011 summer school and additional chapters that cover developments in the past three years since the accident. It provides an arena for discussions to find and create a renewed platform for



engineering practices, and thus nuclear engineering education, which are essential in the post-Fukushima era for nurturing nuclear engineers who need to be both technically competent and trusted in society.