Nuclear Power Safety Development and Accident Emergency in China

Abstract:

Nuclear power is clean, safe, but not zero risk, which has been evidenced by the history of nuclear power development. Nuclear accident emergency response is the final barrier of depth defense to reduce the potential risks that may arise from nuclear power development, which must be enhanced. The accident emergency preparedness in China and China responses to Fukushima accident are presented. Learning lessons from past nuclear power accidents (the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima), China would be keeping confidence in nuclear power development and advancing further improvement of emergency response capabilities to insist on the safety-first principle for nuclear power development.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 512-515)
• Pages: 2509-2514
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.512-515.2509
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Zi Ying Jiang, Fan Yu
• Keywords: Accident Emergency Response, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Safety Development

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