2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Characteristics of Nuclear Power Generation Safety Discussion in the Introduction Period of Nuclear Power Generation Technology
Project/Area Number |
26350361
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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Research Institution | University of Yamanashi |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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Keywords | 原子力発電 / 原子力の安全問題 / 原子炉立地基準 / 電気事業審議会 / エネルギー政策 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Japan, which has decided to introduce technology from the United States for power generation reactors, imported light water reactors as commercial power supply facilities on the premise of safety. The Atomic Energy Commission, which originally reviewed the safety of R & D reactors, conducted only the location review of power generation reactors. As with other power plants, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted a safety review of actual power plant safety. In the process of leading to commercialization without fully grasping the characteristics of nuclear power, the actual situation of nuclear safety management was limited to performance evaluation based on specifications. The discussion of nuclear safety there was a lack of perspective on protecting the safety of the population.
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Free Research Field |
科学技術史
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の社会的意義は、事故が起こることを前提に原子力の安全対策が求められる今日、以下の問題点を抽出し、住民の安全を守ることを安全目標にした再検討が求められることを明らかにした点にある。1950年代にすでに、原子炉内に蓄積される人工放射能の環境への放出事故は「あってはならない事故」とされていたこと、一方で平常運転により環境中に放出される放射能は、原子力発電を選択する限りは許容せざるを得ないものとされたこと、そのため原子炉の潜在的危険性を技術力で克服することが原子力の安全目標とされ、事故について具体的な検討が行われなかったこと。
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