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Risk Society, Nuclear Energy, and India's Response to the Fukushima Meltdown

Deb, Nikhilendu
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430743239

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2015, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
Though the Fukushima meltdown accident is said to have shattered the long-lasting consensus about nuclear energy, nuclear powers around the world have not responded to this catastrophe in amicable ways. This research investigates the Fukushima meltdown as a vanguard to understand what role, if any, this disaster plays in nuclear energy policy, and the Indian nuclear energy policy, specifically. This theory-driven research investigates the Indian Nuclear Authority's response to the Fukushima meltdown by utilizing content analysis of newspaper articles from five major newspapers published in English in India. This research also analyzes a number of organizational documents that includes, not limited to, Department of Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, and Indian National Reports. This study finds that India as one of the seven major nuclear powers has hardly made any meaningful response to the Fukushima meltdown. A nuclear phase-out in India is not only a far cry away; Indian nuclear and political authorities have little to no concern about the risks associated with nuclear reactor fallout. The "worst" Fukushima meltdown appears to fail to give any significant lesson to this nuclear power.
Jieli Li (Committee Chair)
Larry Burmeister (Committee Member)
Stephen Scanlan (Committee Member)
82 p.
Sociology
risk society; Fukushima; normal accidents; nuclear energy; India; social shaping of technology

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  • Deb, N. (2015). Risk Society, Nuclear Energy, and India's Response to the Fukushima Meltdown [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430743239

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Deb, Nikhilendu. Risk Society, Nuclear Energy, and India's Response to the Fukushima Meltdown. 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430743239.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Deb, Nikhilendu. "Risk Society, Nuclear Energy, and India's Response to the Fukushima Meltdown." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430743239

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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