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- Title
Fukushima; about risks, reliability and robust design.
- Authors
BROMBACHER, AARNOUT
- Abstract
The author reflects on the major damage and problems caused by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plants. He says that the tsunami has flooded the diesel generators of the reactors and left the cooling system without power. He explores the application of an old quote from Helmuth von Moltke to these events. He also suggests the significance of the Fukushima events to the field of quality and reliability engineering.
- Subjects
JAPAN; SENDAI Earthquake, Japan, 2011; FUKUSHIMA Nuclear Accident, Fukushima, Japan, 2011; NUCLEAR reactors; NUCLEAR power plants; EARTHQUAKES
- Publication
Quality & Reliability Engineering International, 2011, Vol 27, Issue 4, p389
- ISSN
0748-8017
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1002/qre.1219