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

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Author: Joseph V. Rees

ISBN-10: 0226706885

ISBN-13: 9780226706887

Category: Nuclear Engineering

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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.

Preface 1: Introduction Pt. 1: Discovering Institutions 2: Lessons of Three Mile Island 3: Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4: Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Pt. 2: Communitarian Regulation 5: Industrial Morality 6: Communal Pressure Pt. 3: Institutionalizing Responsibility 7: Learning from Experience 8: The Professionalism Project 9: Conclusion Appendix: Nuclear Industry Safety Performance Indicators Notes Index