Nuclear Power Hazard Control Policy

by John C. Chicken

Overview

Nuclear Power Hazard Control Policy presents an analysis of the factors that appear to have influenced the formation and form of nuclear power hazard control policy in Britain. Particular attention is directed to those political groups that have developed a special interest in the problems of nuclear power, and to the interplay between organized groupings and public opinion generally. The metamorphosis of these groupings is traced from the origins of the nuclear industry in World War II to their prominent role during the Windscale Inquiry. This volume is comprised of nine chapters and begins with a simple account of the technical nature of nuclear hazards and of the legal and administrative framework that has been developed to control them. The subsequent chapters concentrate primarily on the influence exerted by social and political factors. Throughout the study, emphasis is given to the policy constraint imposed by increased expectations in the form of demands for higher standards of living, as well as improvements in the quality of the environment. The final chapter describes a model of the policy-making system that takes account of the consequences of variation with time in the environment surrounding the system. Appendices are included to provide a chronology of the relevant events and a summary of the administrative arrangements that various countries have made to control the safety of nuclear reactors. This monograph will be of value to policymakers concerned with the hazards of nuclear power and how to control them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483154633
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	282
File size:	5 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Nature of Nuclear Power Hazards

Chapter 3: Development of Nuclear Power and the Associated Policy

Chapter 4: Legislation and Administration

Chapter 5: Economic Factors

Chapter 6: Political Factors 1939–1952 The British Bomb

Chapter 7: Political Factors 1953–1970 Nuclear Power Arrives

Chapter 8: Political Factors 1971–1977 The Growth of Controversy

Chapter 9: Conclusions

APPENDIX I: Chronology of Events

APPENDIX II: Summary of Administrative Arrangements to Control the Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors in Seventeen Countries with Nuclear Power Reactors in Operation in 1976

APPENDIX II: Professor Fremlin's Answer to my Questions on the Windscale Inquiry

Bibliography

Glossary

Index