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Fukushima and the privatization of risk / Majia Holmer Nadesan
Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Palgrave pivotPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (vii, 149 pages))ISBN:- 9781306064804
- 1306064805
- 9781137343123
- 9781137343116
- 385.378
- 363.17990952117
- TK1365.J3
- HV555.I4 .F384 2013
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Summary: Majia Holmer Nadesan analyzes the Fukushima nuclear disaster and its radiological aftermath for the citizens of Japan and elsewhere in the context of historical and contemporary understandings of radiation-caused health and reproductive effectsPPN: PPN: 807193127Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PQE
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk; 2 Why Nuclear Power; Nuclear energy and Atoms for Peace; Japan joins the nuclear club; Japan and the security of nuclear deterrence; Nuclear and the privatization of risk; 3 Fukushima Disaster; Timeline; March atmospheric releases; Crisis communications and evacuations in Japan; Contamination; Japanese children; Plant workers at Daiichi; Ocean contamination; Fallout in North America; Ongoing fallout fears in Japan; Risk, accountability, and responsibility
4 Radiation EffectsCentral debates about radiation safety; Atomic energy: discovery, deployment, research; Debating the effects of ionizing radiation:1960s-present period; The politics of radiation research; 5 Conclusion; Index
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