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After Fukushima: Seizing the chance to strengthen nuclear safety and security
By Matthew Bunn Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; co-principal investigator, Managing the Atom Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Olli Heinonen and I have written a piece just out in Science (log in required) on … Continue reading
Nuclear Security Summit: One year on, and looking ahead
We asked nuclear policy experts in Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs to summarize in one paragraph the achievements in the year since President Obama convened a summit on nuclear security on April 12-13, 2010. And … Continue reading
The IAEA and the Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima
The Power & Policy Fellows’ Forum By Olli Heinonen Senior Fellow in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; former Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and head of Department of Safeguards As the human tragedy of … Continue reading
Some perspective on the Japan nuclear plant crisis
The Power & Policy Fellows’ Forum By William H. Tobey (Before he became a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Will Tobey was Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fukushima, Japan, nuclear, reactor, safety, terrorism, Three Mile Island
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The Global Future of Nuclear Power after Fukushima
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan is sending shockwaves through nuclear planning agencies around the world. Policy makers are asking for reviews of safety regulations, publics are expressing concern, and it appears likely that some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Fukushima, India, Japan, nuclear, reactor, Russia, South Korea
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Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis: Some context
By MATTHEW BUNN Harvard Kennedy School Associate Professor Matthew Bunn, whose research topics includes nuclear proliferation risks, the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle, and policies to promote innovation in energy technologies, offered these observations early Monday on … Continue reading