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

1. Beginnings: Japan Aims High 2. Successes and Failures of Big National Projects 3. Commercialization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle 4. The Build-Out of Japan's Nuclear Power Industry 5. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster 6. Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal 7. Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities 8. Status and Health of Japan's Nuclear Industry 9. Achieving a Zero-Accident Nuclear Culture Appendix A. Cancelled Nuclear Power Reactors B. Impact of Accident Costs on Cost of Power (in MWh) C. Acronyms and Abbreviations