Nuclear Power in Stagnation: A Cultural Approach to Failed Expansion (Routledge Studies in Energy Policy)

By: David Toke and Geoffrey Chun-Fung Chen and Antony Froggatt and Richard Connolly

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Synopsis: This book studies the extent to which nuclear safety issues have contributed towards the stagnation of nuclear power development around the world, and accounts for differences in safety regulations in different countries. In order to understand why nuclear development has not met widespread expectations, this book focusses on six key countries with active nuclear power programmes: the USA, China, France, South Korea, the UK, and Russia. The authors integrate cultural theory and theory of regulation, and examine the links between pressures of cultural bias on regulatory outcomes and political pressures which have led to increased safety requirements and subsequent economic costs. They discover that although nuclear safety is an important upward driver of costs in the nuclear power industry, this is influenced by the inherent need to control potentially dangerous reactions rather than stricter nuclear safety standards. The findings reveal that differences in the strictness of nuclear safety regulations between different countries can be understood by understanding differences in cultural contexts and the changes in this over time. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and policymakers working on energy policy and regulation, environmental politics and policy, and environment and sustainability more generally.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 178 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780429802584
Related ISBNs:: 9780429440298, 9780367710347, 9781138341197
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/09/21
Copyrighted By:: David Toke, Geoffrey Chun-Fung Chen, Antony Froggatt and Richard Connolly. The right of David Toke, Geoffrey Chun-Fung Chen, Antony Froggatt and Richard Connolly to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Technology, Earth Sciences, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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