Literature review fukushima

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Kim et al. (2013, pg. 824) are explaining the fact that when nuclear explosions occur, there are chances that the damages are likely to be more than the expected. What is surprising is the impact of nuclear energy both in the environment and human life. First, nuclear power is used for domestic purposes which Kim et al. Whether there were substantial changes in the approach of nuclear energy and the relevant sources of energy. • Exploration of the significant measures other countries undertook in the control of the nuclear plants to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima explosion. Objectives • To analyze the impact of the Fukushima explosion on the global countries and how they intend to protect themselves from the effects of such a blast.

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• To analyze how various countries are taking up nuclear energy projects are putting up preventive measures and policies against explosion. Literature review The section will analyze the current pieces of literature in nuclear energy and the accidents that occur as a result of the plants. Ramana (2013, pg. 67), states that the occurrence of a disaster is a wakeup call for others who have nuclear plants to prepare themselves for the accident. For example, some countries in western Europe have made evident policy changes due to the Fukushima disaster. Some other countries like China through its citizens have refuted the creation of Nuclear power plants due to the Fukushima power plant explosion. Csereklyei (2014, pg. Quarantine in the description and analysis of accidents elaborates how easy it is for one to understand the impact a given disaster has over other populations.

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It is, therefore, necessary to set up a study in the identification of the forces behind the catastrophes and the negative consequences of the disasters before coming up with policies that can help in reducing the probability of an accident occurring. Nuclear Energy Literature Overview Nuclear power comes with absolute negativity that is creating a series of research to identify the major causes of the explosions that occur taking away the lives of the people. The current crisis to mention as Japan in 2011, Chernobyl in 1986, and Three Mile Island in 1950. Reports by the American Research Institute indicate that many Americans fail to cope with the situation of the increasing consumption of nuclear energy as electricity. It is irrelevant to finding solutions through policy creation to reduce the consumption of the energy in a bid to decreasing the risk of exposure.

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Following the inconsistencies, it is evident that the future of the threat to explosions is uncertain and the countries are not ready to change their energy strategy and devise other safe energy models. Understanding Disasters and Constructing a Disaster Event The uniqueness of Nuclear disasters Nuclear disasters are an utterly disastrous component of the environment in comparison with other forms of tragedies that occur. Hayashi and Hughes (2013, pg. 92) in his review is an illustration of how nuclear energy is a matter of death in the policies made by the government. 112), in their research the Fukushima effect, illustrate the relationship between tragedy and socio-political catalyst. So far both the policymakers and researchers have an interest in the political and social aspects of accidents.

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For example, disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami have been the subject of academic studies. There is both the political and social interest to study the hazards to the researchers and the policymakers. The direct influence to those directly affected by disasters is a general agenda to those who have distinctive political and social ramifications in the aftermath of the accidents. S that collapsed in 1976 as it was being filled for the first time due to poor construction. The Banqiao reservoir dam in China that collapsed due to uncontrolled release of water killing over 171,000 people leaving 11 million people displaced. A recent technological disaster linked to the Fukushima explosion in 2011. Jasanoff and Kim are keen about the impact and explain that most of the natural disasters will call for humanitarian assistance to help the victims while technological disasters will involve regulatory mechanisms to deal with the issues.

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Moreover, Lindell (2013, pg. Socially Constructed Factors Socially constructed events are inclined towards human impacts and community impacts. The nature of the Fukushima disaster leads to collective uncertainty in the communities living around the place. In societies where there is individualism in the occurrence of accidents, there is a likelihood of the individuals reconstructing their realities. On the onset of this, Xu et al. (2016, pg. The question Xu et al. (2016, pg. 43) asks is how the nuclear the disaster can yield such havoc to the lives of the Japanese citizens. In understanding the role of the government in policy development, there is a need to focus on the sociological aspect. Policy Making The socially constructed factors are an essential influencing factor in the policy-making process.

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It is, therefore, significant to establish social constructionism of risk and safety. Perception of risk Societies fail to correctly to give the accurate odds of a disaster after an occurrence of an event. There is a need to understand the rate of the recurrence of an event to reduce the impact of the specific hazard. Lindell (2013, pg. 807) is illustrating the relevance of studying the scales of a disaster in understanding the nature of the event and whether a catastrophe may occur or not. However, Manabe (2015, pg. 67) insists on the need for the press to use the available expert information to ensure there is clear information given to the public about the Nuclear explosion rather than the misrepresentation of information. However, a question that needs to be asked is the magnitude of the risk that can occur if they fail to cushion it early enough.

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Xu et al. (2016, pg. Risk analysis is dynamic, and therefore the attitude should be after the information to educate the public, policy formulation solution, and the improvement of safety preparedness and the effectiveness of accident warning. Xu et al. (2016, pg. 48), explains that the situation around Fukushima could be positively influenced by analyzing nuclear accidents and the health consequences, they would help in reducing the aftermath incidences such as post-traumatic stress disorders and growth disorders. Public Policy: Understanding Change After Critical Events Public policy Literature According to scholarly works of literature, there is no crisis policy change theory developed yet. According to political scientists, agenda setting is significant because it sets the pace as to why an issue is fixed. For example, setting up policies for the management of the Fukushima power plant would have required a potential agenda setting to ensure their perfect competition of ideas and making a decision on the best approach to adopt as a policy.

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Jasanoff & Kim (2013, pg. 194) in their research for the energy policies describe policy creation for the nuclear energy regulation need to be well drawn to complement the previous explosion. In this case, they could use Three Mile Island as examples in their agendas to identify the gaps that existed to reduce the impact of the Fukushima explosion. Change needs sharp events that can accelerate the dynamics of the change mechanism, for example, there can be the decision to abandon the use of the nuclear energy and use the hydro-electricity to avoid and cause for the disaster occurrence. Installation of the world nuclear power plant, there is a need to look at the impact of the Fukushima explosion as a control experiment for the establishment of clean energy.

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Conclusion Further research in nuclear power is losing interest as many researchers are assuming the atomic power in the U. S is non-existence due to the explosion that occurred in the Three Mile Island. Regardless of this, the future of nuclear energy is quite promising after many countries have gone back to the drawing board and analyzed Fukushima explosion to give way for a new series in nuclear power production. Understanding of the technical aspect is sometimes left within the non-technical team who have a challenge in the understanding of the plan. However, it is necessary to approve that nuclear energy needs a proper understanding of the benefits and the impact in the long-run. After an analysis of this, choosing to establish the plant gives an opportunity to identify the policies towards the control of the adverse effects of the power plant.

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