Prediction of the exposure of atmospheric releases from Baltic nuclear power plant to members of the public and non-human biota

2020 ◽  
Vol 1701 ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
V E Nushtaeva ◽  
S I Spiridonov ◽  
E I Karpenko ◽  
S N Nushtaev ◽  
D N Kurbakov
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Atmospheric Releases

scholarly journals Historic Perspective on the Conversations to Restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (29) ◽  
pp. 147-172
Author(s):  
Andrea Carolina Ávalos Salgado ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Government

Following the accident of Fukushima in 2011, nuclear facilities in Japan were shut down, and a new evaluation and restart process was developed. Despite the public safety concerns, the current administration expects nuclear energy to become a pillar for economic recovery in the coming years. This paper compares the historic context of restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant before and after Fukushima. The evolution is analyzed through a series of interviews in 2012 and 2013 in the community and with government officers, as well as a close follow-up of the official statements by TEPCO and the government agencies up until the end of 2020. It tackles the development in the relation between TEPCO, local authorities, and local community of this nuclear plant, before and after Fukushima. This historic relation has shown to be the key element in the restart process, even above the legal process.

The Plot Thickens

Kudankulam ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 171-197
Author(s):  
Raminder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear State ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
State And Local

Chapter 6 concentrates on a ‘secret’ public hearing that was held on 6 October 2006 with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited in order to swiftly pass the construction of four more reactors at the plant with as little publicity as possible. It provides an exemplary occasion with which to consider the clash of epistemologies between the nuclear state and local residents. For the authorities, the public hearing was no more than a matter of paper protocol. For members of the public, the occasion was loaded with expectations of genuine consultation, justice, and recompense as a matter of an overdue and urgent entitlement—it being the first ever public hearing on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. After a look at the sovereignty of the nuclear state through its reliance on science and law, the author casts a lens on the preparations, processes and the aftermath of the public hearing, noting some of the direct, creative, and nuanced challenges to the nuclear state.

Review of engagement activities to promote awareness of radiation and its associated risk amongst the Japanese public before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1258-1287
Author(s):  
Akihiro Sakoda ◽  
Naoki Nomura ◽  
Yujiro Kuroda ◽  
Takahiko Kono ◽  
Wataru Naito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Radiation Risk ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant Accident ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi

Abstract Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, many radiation experts directly experienced a vast gap between ideal and real public understanding (PU) of radiation in risk communication. Therefore, this study collated and reviewed information about PU activities for radiation and its risk that six Japanese academic societies—which seem to be socially neutral expert communities—related to radiation and radiation risk conducted before and after the accident. Activities these radiation-related societies provided to the general public were discussed from the following perspectives: (a) difficulties in two-way communication due to resources, motivation and public interest and concerns; (b) balance between academic research and PU activities; (c) academic societies’ building trust with the public while ensuring member experts’ neutrality and independence; and (d) discussions among academic societies to prepare for public engagement. We hope that this paper encourages experts and academic societies in radiation protection to hold more national and international discussions about their roles in public communication and outreach.

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