The nuclear enterprise high-consequence accidents : how to enhance safety and minimize risks in nuclear weapons and reactors / edited by George P. Shultz and Sidney D. Drell.
| Author/creator | Nuclear Enterprise Conference |
| Other author | Shultz, George P., 1920-2021. |
| Other author | Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-2016. |
| Other author | Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2012. |
| Description | xvii, 370 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 626 Hoover Institution Press publication ; 626. ^A283591 |
| Contents | Designing and building nuclear weapons to meet high safety standards / by Sidney D. Drell -- A personal account of steps toward achieving safer nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal / by Robert L. Peurifoy -- The interplay between civilian and military nuclear risk assessment , and sobering lessons from Fukushima and the space shuttle / by Christopher Stubbs -- Long-range effects of nuclear disasters / by Raymond Jeanloz -- Naval nuclear power as a model for civilian applications / by Drew Dewalt -- Lessons learned of "lessons learned" : evolution in nuclear power safety and operations / by Edward Blandford and Michael May -- Nuclear technology development : evolution or gamble? / by Per F. Peterson and Regis A. Matzie -- The spent fuel problem / by Robert J. Budnitz -- International issues related to nuclear energy / by William F. Martin and Burton Richter -- Fukushima and the future of nuclear power in China and India / by Jeremy Carl -- The capture theory of regulation / by Gary S. Becker -- The federal regulatory process as a constraint on regulatory capture / by John F. Cogan -- A comparison of government regulation of risk in the financial services and nuclear power industries / by John B. Taylor and Frank A. Wolak -- Discussion notes on the economics of nuclear energy / by Michael J. Boskin -- Media and public policy / by Jim Hoagland -- The nuclear credibility gap : three crises / by David E. Hoffmann. |
| General note | Papers presented at the Nuclear Enterprise Conference, held October 3-4, 2011 at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012275129 |
| ISBN | 9780817915247 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0817915249 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780817915254 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0817915257 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |