Restructuring nuclear regulations.

Restructuring nuclear regulations.

Nuclear regulations are a subset of social regulations (laws to control activities that may negatively impact the environment, health, and safety) that concern control of ionizing radiation from radiation-producing equipment and from radioactive materials. The impressive safety record among nuclear technologies is due, in no small part, to the work of radiation safety professionals and to a pro...

China’s Nuclear Export Controls: Policy and Regulations

China has moved up a steep learning curve on nuclear proliferation since it joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 1984. Beijing has stated repeatedly that it opposes nuclear proliferation and will not help any country develop nuclear weapons. In 1992, it acceded to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) after more than 20 years of criticism. Nevertheless, it is fair to say that al...

Safety regulations and fuzzy-logic control to nuclear reactors

Safety Regulations Safety Regulations Environments for Safety Regulations

Environments for Safety Regulations A common factor in whether regulation is used is the seriousness of the outcome being addressed in terms of human health. For this reason regulation is more common in transportation and the workplace, where the potential for fatal injury is perceived to be relatively great, and less common in the home and in sports environments, where the potential for fatal ...

Schumpeterian Restructuring

We develop a theory of cyclical unemployment, which relates the processes of job creation and job destruction over the business cycle, to the processes of restructuring, innovation and implementation arising from a model of endogenous cyclical growth. Due to a moral hazard problem, production workers are paid efficiency wages and experience involuntary unemployment. The model captures two key c...