Overview
- Presents comprehensive technologies related to seismic hazard estimation
- Includes the probabilistic risk assessment of nuclear facilities for earthquakes and tsunamis after the Fukushima accident
- Collects information on uncertainties in safety evaluation, PRA of earthquakes and tsunamis, fault displacement hazard evaluation, risk to nuclear systems, risk communication, and related factors
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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.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Active Faults
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Seismic Source Modeling and Seismic Motion
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment with External Hazards
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Nuclear Risk Governance in Society
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear Risks
Book Subtitle: Prediction and Assessment Beyond the Fukushima Accident
Editors: Katsuhiro Kamae
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55822-4
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55820-0Published: 29 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56702-8Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55822-4Published: 22 January 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 177
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Nuclear Energy, Natural Hazards, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes