Melting Sun: The History of Nuclear Power in Japan, and the Disaster at Fukushima Daiichi

This book provides a general introduction to the topic of buildings for resistance to the effects of abnormal loadings. The structural design requirements for nuclear facilities are very unique. In no other structural system are extreme loads such as tornadoes, missile and loud interaction, earthquake effects typical in excess of any recorded historical data at a site, and postulated system accident at very low probability range explicitly, considered in design. It covers the whole spectrum of extreme load which has to be considered in the structural design of nuclear facilities and reactor buildings, the safety criteria, the structural design, the analysis of containment. Test case studies are given in a comprehensive treatment. Each major section contains a full explanation which allows the book to be used by students and practicing engineers, particularly those facing formidable task of having to design complicated building structures with unusual boundary conditions. This book provides a general introduction to the topic of buildings for resistance to the effects of abnormal loadings. The structural design requirements for nuclear facilities are very unique. In no other structural system are extreme loads such as tornadoes, missile and louds-interaction, earthquake effects typical in excess of any recorded historical data at a site, and postulated system accident at very low probability range explicitly, considered in design. Many design anaysis are included with examples. It covers the whole spectrum of extreme load which has to be considered in the structural design of nuclear facilities and reactor buildings, the safety criteria, the structural design, the analysis of containment. Test case studies are given in a comprehensive treatment. Computer program solutions supporting analysis are given in the appendices. Each major section contains a full explanation which allows the book to be used by students and practicing engineers, particularly those facing formidable task of having to design complicated building structures with unusual boundary conditions Three Mile Island Explains The Far-reaching Consequences Of The Partial Meltdown Of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island Power On March 28, 1979. Though The Disaster Was Ultimately Contained, The Fears It Triggered Had An Immediate And Lasting Impact On Public Attitudes Towards Nuclear Energy In The United States. In This Volume, Grace Halden Contextualizes The Events At Three Mile Island And The Ensuing Media Coverage, Offering A Gripping Portrait Of A Nation Coming To Terms With Technological Advances That Inspired Both Awe And Terror. Including A Selection Of Key Primary Documents, This Book Offers A Fascinating Resource For Students Of The History Of Science, Technology, The Environment, And Cold War Culture. Grace Halden. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Three Mile Island explains the far-reaching consequences of the partial meltdown of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant on March 28, 1979. Though the disaster was ultimately contained, the fears it triggered had an immediate and lasting impact on public attitudes towards nuclear energy in the United States. In this volume, Grace Halden contextualizes the events at Three Mile Island and the ensuing media coverage, offering a gripping portrait of a nation coming to terms with technological advances that inspired both awe and terror. Including a selection of key primary documents, this book offers a fascinating resource for students of the history of science, technology, the environment, and Cold War culture"--Provided by publisher.