Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear Risks

Prediction and Assessment Beyond the Fukushima Accident

Buch | Hardcover

177 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer Verlag, Japan
978-4-431-55820-0 (ISBN)

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This book covers seismic probabilistic risk assessment (S-PRA) and related studies which have become more important to increase the safety of nuclear facilities against earthquakes and tsunamis in the face of the many uncertainties after the Fukushima accident. The topics are (1) Active faults and active tectonics important for seismic hazard assessment of nuclear facilities,(2) Seismic source modeling and simulation and modeling techniques indispensable for strong ground motion prediction, and (3) PRA with external hazard and risk communication. The Fukushima accident has showed us the limitations of the deterministic evaluation approach to external events (an earthquake and tsunami) in which there are many uncertainties. Furthermore, public anxiety regarding nuclear safety because of an unexpected threat caused by an earthquake or tsunami is growing. The current policy on the estimation of the design basis of ground motion as well as tsunami height still has not been improved following the Fukushima accident. In particular, the risk concept in a nuclear system regarding seismic motion and a tsunami beyond the design basis is indispensable. Therefore, research and development for PRA enhancing nuclear safety are being actively pursued not only in Japan but also worldwide. This book provides an opportunity for readers to consider the future direction of nuclear safety vis-à-vis natural disasters.

Foreword.- Preface.- Cooperators.- Part 1 Active Faults.- Part 2 Seismic Source Modeling and Seismic Motion.- Part 3 Probabilistic Risk Assessment with External Hazards.- Part 4 Nuclear Risk Governance in Society.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.12.2015
Zusatzinfo	36 Illustrations, color; 38 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 177 p. 74 illus., 36 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Tokyo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	4-431-55820-9 / 4431558209
ISBN-13	978-4-431-55820-0 / 9784431558200
Zustand	Neuware