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9780226706887

Hostages of Each Other: The Transformation of Nuclear Safety since Three Mile Island

by Joseph V. Rees
  • ISBN13:

    9780226706887

  • ISBN10:

    0226706885

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9780226706894

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2009-08-01
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Summary

Rees offers the first in-depth account of the extraordinary transformation in the safety standards, operations, and management of the nation's nuclear facilities spurred by the accident at Three Mile Island. Detailing the surprising success of self-regulation within the nuclear industry, his book reveals the possibilities for effective communitarian action.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction Pt
Discovering Institutions
Lessons of Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Pt
Communitarian Regulation
Industrial Morality
Communal Pressure Pt
Institutionalizing Responsibility
Learning from Experience
The Professionalism Project
Conclusion
Nuclear Industry Safety Performance Indicators
Notes
Index
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