Chapter 11
Construction of an East Asia Nuclear
Security System
Weisheng Zhou, Kenzo Ibano, and Xuepeng Qian
Abstract After a huge impact of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident,
discussions on phasing out nuclear power have been growing in Japan. Meanwhile,
influences of nuclear accidents at neighbors will not be mitigated by
decommissioning domestic reactors. We examined current status of nuclear power
plants in Japan, China, and South Korea. Then, using the nuclear accident database,
we analyzed causes of incidence by four factors: country, reactor type, cause, and
operational period. Reviewing nuclear regulation policies in Japan, China, and South
Korea by comparing with the United States and European Union, we anticipate
necessity of a construction of a Japan-China-Korea nuclear security framework.
11.1 Introduction
According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), in order to limit average global temperature increase to 2
C (preferably
1.5
C, set by the Paris Agreement) above pre-industrial levels, use of fossil fuels
must be drastically reduced, and carbon-reducing power sources must account for at
least 80% of power generation by 2050. Fossil fuels currently account for 70% of
This chapter is an improved version of the psaper, “Zhou, W., Xu S., Ibaano, K., Qian, X.,
Nakagami K. 2014. “Toward Establishing Nuclear Power Safety and Security System in East
Asia: Statistical Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents around the World,” Policy Science,
22–1:1–10.”
W. Zhou (*)
College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
e-mail: zhou@sps.ritsumei.ac.jp
K. Ibano
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
e-mail: kibano@eei.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
X. Qian
College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan
e-mail: qianxp@apu.ac.jp
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
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Construction of an East Asia Nuclear
Security System
Weisheng Zhou, Kenzo Ibano, and Xuepeng Qian
Abstract After a huge impact of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident,
discussions on phasing out nuclear power have been growing in Japan. Meanwhile,
influences of nuclear accidents at neighbors will not be mitigated by
decommissioning domestic reactors. We examined current status of nuclear power
plants in Japan, China, and South Korea. Then, using the nuclear accident database,
we analyzed causes of incidence by four factors: country, reactor type, cause, and
operational period. Reviewing nuclear regulation policies in Japan, China, and South
Korea by comparing with the United States and European Union, we anticipate
necessity of a construction of a Japan-China-Korea nuclear security framework.
11.1 Introduction
According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), in order to limit average global temperature increase to 2
C (preferably
1.5
C, set by the Paris Agreement) above pre-industrial levels, use of fossil fuels
must be drastically reduced, and carbon-reducing power sources must account for at
least 80% of power generation by 2050. Fossil fuels currently account for 70% of
This chapter is an improved version of the psaper, “Zhou, W., Xu S., Ibaano, K., Qian, X.,
Nakagami K. 2014. “Toward Establishing Nuclear Power Safety and Security System in East
Asia: Statistical Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents around the World,” Policy Science,
22–1:1–10.”
W. Zhou (*)
College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
e-mail: zhou@sps.ritsumei.ac.jp
K. Ibano
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
e-mail: kibano@eei.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
X. Qian
College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan
e-mail: qianxp@apu.ac.jp
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
W. Zhou et al. (eds.), East Asian Low-Carbon Community,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4339-9_11
199