The information and the disclosures available in the narrative allow to establish a
link between the Fukushima accident management and the concept of “engineering
thinking in extreme situations”. A more thorough analysis of this document should
consequently showcase some pointers of this kind of engineering activities, performed in very hostile conditions with limited resources to mobilise. The analysis
of some excerpts could for example show the influence of social pressure—
embodied in the repeated demands of the Japanese Government—on the operations
undertook to preserve the reactors’ integrity.
The narrativisation of the nuclear catastrophe by Yoshida is also interesting to
study. This research perspective should underline, for instance, how the manager
relates the relation he maintained with the network of stakeholders in the accident's
management, and the evolution of their interactions under the threat of physical,
psychological and social destruction.
References
1. F. Guarnieri, S. Travadel, Engineering thinking in emergency situations: a new nuclear safety
concept. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 70(6), 79–86 (2014)
2. F. Guarnieri (ed.), L’accident de Fukushima Daiichi: le récit du directeur de la centrale, vol.
1 (Presses des Mines, Paris, L’anéantissement, 2015)
3. S. Travadel, F. Guarnieri, «L’agir en situation extrême», L’accident de Fukushima Daiichi: le
récit du directeur de la centrale, volume 1, L’anéantissement, ed. by F. Guarnieri (Presses des
Mines, Paris, 2015)
4. Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo
Electric Power Company. Final Report (2012)
5. The National Diet of Japan, The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation
Commission (2012)
6. Nuclear Energy Agency, The Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident—
OECD/NEA Nuclear Safety, Response and Lessons learnt, NEA No. 7161 (2013)
7. The National Academy of Science, Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants (The National Academies Press, Washington,
DC, 2014)
8. S. Chaxel, C. Fiorelli, P. Moity-Maïzi, «Les récits de vie: outils pour la compréhension et
catalyseurs pour l’action». ¿Interrogations? Revue pluridisciplinaire de sciences humaines et
sociales 17 (2014)
9. J.M. Adam, Le récit, P.U.F. «Que sais-je?» (Paris, 1996)
10. D. Burrick, «Une épistémologie du récit de vie» Recherches Qualitatives. Hors-Série 8, 7–36
(2010)
11. S. Nossik, «Les récits de vie comme corpus sociolinguistique: une approche discursive et
interactionnelle». Corpus, 10, 119–135 (2011)
12. P. Brun, «Le récit de vie dans les sciences sociales». Quart Monde (2004)
13. M.C. Bernard, «La “présentation de soi”: cadre pour aborder l’analyse de récits de vie.»
¿Interrogations? Revue pluridisciplinaire de sciences humaines et sociales 17 (2014)
14. P. Bourdieu, L’illusion biographique. Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales 62–63, 69–72
(1986)
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link between the Fukushima accident management and the concept of “engineering
thinking in extreme situations”. A more thorough analysis of this document should
consequently showcase some pointers of this kind of engineering activities, performed in very hostile conditions with limited resources to mobilise. The analysis
of some excerpts could for example show the influence of social pressure—
embodied in the repeated demands of the Japanese Government—on the operations
undertook to preserve the reactors’ integrity.
The narrativisation of the nuclear catastrophe by Yoshida is also interesting to
study. This research perspective should underline, for instance, how the manager
relates the relation he maintained with the network of stakeholders in the accident's
management, and the evolution of their interactions under the threat of physical,
psychological and social destruction.
References
1. F. Guarnieri, S. Travadel, Engineering thinking in emergency situations: a new nuclear safety
concept. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 70(6), 79–86 (2014)
2. F. Guarnieri (ed.), L’accident de Fukushima Daiichi: le récit du directeur de la centrale, vol.
1 (Presses des Mines, Paris, L’anéantissement, 2015)
3. S. Travadel, F. Guarnieri, «L’agir en situation extrême», L’accident de Fukushima Daiichi: le
récit du directeur de la centrale, volume 1, L’anéantissement, ed. by F. Guarnieri (Presses des
Mines, Paris, 2015)
4. Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo
Electric Power Company. Final Report (2012)
5. The National Diet of Japan, The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation
Commission (2012)
6. Nuclear Energy Agency, The Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident—
OECD/NEA Nuclear Safety, Response and Lessons learnt, NEA No. 7161 (2013)
7. The National Academy of Science, Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants (The National Academies Press, Washington,
DC, 2014)
8. S. Chaxel, C. Fiorelli, P. Moity-Maïzi, «Les récits de vie: outils pour la compréhension et
catalyseurs pour l’action». ¿Interrogations? Revue pluridisciplinaire de sciences humaines et
sociales 17 (2014)
9. J.M. Adam, Le récit, P.U.F. «Que sais-je?» (Paris, 1996)
10. D. Burrick, «Une épistémologie du récit de vie» Recherches Qualitatives. Hors-Série 8, 7–36
(2010)
11. S. Nossik, «Les récits de vie comme corpus sociolinguistique: une approche discursive et
interactionnelle». Corpus, 10, 119–135 (2011)
12. P. Brun, «Le récit de vie dans les sciences sociales». Quart Monde (2004)
13. M.C. Bernard, «La “présentation de soi”: cadre pour aborder l’analyse de récits de vie.»
¿Interrogations? Revue pluridisciplinaire de sciences humaines et sociales 17 (2014)
14. P. Bourdieu, L’illusion biographique. Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales 62–63, 69–72
(1986)
240
A. Afrouss