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Nuclear Emergencies A Holistic Approach to Preparedness and Response

This book discusses nuclear events that may become imminent threats to the fabric of our society, and elucidates strategies for preventing these threats or mitigating their adverse effects. It addresses multidisciplinary aspects of various nuclear emergencies, including nuclear accidents, terror att...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Steinhauser, Georg (Editor), Koizumi, Akio (Editor), Shozugawa, Katsumi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Health Administration
Medicine, Preventive
Radiation Dosimetry And Protection
Public Health Administration
Radiation Dosimetry
Health Promotion And Disease Prevention
Health Promotion
Energy Policy
Energy Policy, Economics And Management
Energy And State
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Two major nuclear emergencies: a comparison between Chernobyl and Fukushima
  • 2 Lessons learned from the Chernobyl accident
  • 3 Late atmospheric effects of a nuclear accident: comparison between the Fukushima Daiichi NPP and Chernobyl accidents
  • 4 Fear of Radiation – A Comparison of Germany and Japan
  • 5 "The psychosocial consequences of the Fukushima disaster: What are we suffering from?"
  • 6 Impact of evacuation on lifestyle activity and metabolic status following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Preliminary Findings
  • 7 "After the meltdown: Post-Fukushima environmentalism and a nuclear energy industrial complex in Japan"
  • 8 Public relations in times of nuclear emergencies: examples from a medium-sized public university and a small Austrian municipality
  • 9 Fukushima live” – about the role and responsibility of the media
  • 10 Teaching radioactivity: What is the goal of education?
  • 11 Agriculture in Fukushima - Radiocesium contamination of agricultural products
  • 12 Isotopic signatures of actinides in environmental samples contaminated by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
  • 13 "The key role of isotopic analysis in tracing the Fukushima nuclear accident-released Pu and radiocesium isotopes in the environment"
  • 14 Radioactive iodines in the atmosphere
  • 15 Utilization of Radioxenon Monitoring to Aid Severe Nuclear Accident Response
  • 16 Response to Nuclear Terrorism in Germany
  • 17 Nuclear emergency preparedness in Germany– lessons learned from Fukushima and Chernobyl and their implementation

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