Ryūshō Kadota
Autore di On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi
Sull'Autore
Opere di Ryūshō Kadota
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Kadota, Ryūshō
- Nome legale
- Kadowaki, Mamoru
- Altri nomi
- 門田 隆将
- Data di nascita
- 1958
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Japan
- Luogo di nascita
- Aki, Kochi, Japan
- Istruzione
- Faculty of Law, Chūō University
- Organizzazioni
- Shūkan Shinchō
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 1
- Utenti
- 28
- Popolarità
- #471,397
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 2
- Lingue
- 1
The catastrophic subject matter makes for a compelling read equal to that of many fictional thrillers. The author presents both facts and opinions in a clearly organized way – a major accomplishment when dealing with a technical subject. The translation was also exceptional. I think this book should be required reading for anyone in the nuclear power industry.
As I read the book, I saw obvious problems – the interference from the government, the reluctance of the power company's executives to be fully transparent in their communications, and the principles of engineering economics. In the nuclear industry, safety is key. Systems are designed to be fail-safe and to have backups. When design decisions are made, they are based on conservative estimates of statistical probability of occurrence. Unfortunately, the impact of a tsunami was severely underestimated, leading to the disastrous results at FDI.
I have to admire the operations teams. As you would expect from their culture, they willingly accepted the responsibility that was thrust upon them and responded to the best of their ability, saving Japan from a worst-case scenario. As I read about their efforts, I kept stopping to think about what could have been done with today's technology to help them.
In summary, I felt this book described the emergency response quite well. Regardless of your opinion on nuclear power, I think you will find this book compelling.… (altro)