Japan's quest for nuclear energy and the price it paid: accidents, consequences, and lessons learned for the global nuclear industry

Beginnings : Japan aims high -- Successes and failures of big national projects -- Commercialization of the nuclear fuel cycle -- The build-out of Japan's nuclear power industry -- The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster -- Nuclear waste storage and disposal -- Decommissioning nuclear facilities -- Status and health of Japan's nuclear industry -- Creating a viable zero-accident nuclear energy culture. -- Appendices: Cancelled nuclear power reactors ; Impact of accident costs of cost of power (in MWh) ; Abbreviations and acronyms ; 2018 Code of Ethics from the Japan Atomic Energy Society ; Japan's nuclear energy policy (excerpts).