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
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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
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| Pubblicazione: | Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 621.483 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nuclear power plants - United States - Safety measures |
| Nuclear power plants - Safety measures | |
| Nuclear weapons - United States - Safety measures | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ShultzGeorge Pratt <1920->
DrellSidney D <1926-> (Sidney David)
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| 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 Issues�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 Learned�: 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 "" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The nuclear enterprise |
| ISBN: | 0-8179-1526-5 |
| 0-8179-1528-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453646003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; 626.