Nuclear Power in Stagnation - A Cultural Approach to Failed Expansion (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Energy Policy
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	David Toke • Geoffrey Chun-fung Chen • Antony Froggatt • Richard Connolly
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-71034-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Nuclear power & engineering Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Alternative & renewable energy industries Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-71034-X
Barcode:	9780367710347

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