Nuclear Power Safety and Governance in East Asia

Confronting the challenges of nuclear power governance, this book provides pathways to nuclear safety cooperation between countries in East Asia where regional cooperation is challenged by geopolitical tensions. The book is split into three parts: first looking at nuclear risk and safety communications, second on nuclear policy and harmonization of safety standards, and third a comparative analysis of nuclear regulatory agencies in East Asia. Taken as a whole, the contributors recommend the establishment of a nuclear safety system that, which allows for mutual verification of safety standards at the regional level, and a regulatory framework with international credibility, which will help standardize risk communication. They suggest that the exchange of experiences involving nuclear power plant safety, efforts toward common safety standards, safety management, and collaborative efforts between Japan, China, and South Korea are extremely urgent issues. By comparing the European system of nuclear governance with that of East Asia, the book highlights the need for nuclear safety organizations in East Asia to strengthen interconnections and build regional linkages. This book will be of interest to policymakers, academics, and researchers in the field of energy policy, energy economics, nuclear safety, nuclear governance, and nuclear engineering.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 1 Nuclear power risk and nuclear safety communication in East Asia 1. Cause classification and preventive countermeasures of nuclear reactor accidents in China: Comparative analysis with those of Japan and South Korea. 2. Radioactive material leakage impact on Japan, South Korea, and China in the case of nuclear power plant accidents and spent fuel pool fires in this region: Analysis using the HYSPLIT simulation model. 3. Comparative analysis of Chinese, Japanese and South Korean attitudes toward nuclear safety in East Asia: Survey based on a survey of Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing residents. Part 2 Nuclear policy and harmonization of nuclear safety standards in East Asia 4. Nuclear policy and nuclear safety regulations in East Asia 5. State of harmonization of Western European nuclear safety standards and results of its analysis 6. Barriers and challenges to harmonizing nuclear safety standards and exchange of nuclear safety technology in East Asia Part 3 Comparative analysis of nuclear regulation agency and building a nuclear safety system in East Asia 7. Comparative analysis of nuclear regulatory agencies in East Asia from the perspective of independence and transparency 8. Taiwan's denuclearization process and energy supply plan Appendix: Independence of Taiwan's Nuclear Regulatory Agency 9. Building nuclear safety system in East Asia toward nuclear safety society: Challenges to overcome segmented nuclear safety system. Conclusion