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• Preliminary pages (PDF, 0.2MB)
• Figures (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Tables (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Preface (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Contributors (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Introduction: Nuclear energy in Asia (PDF, 0.2MB) – Mel Gurtov

Part I The state of the nuclear industry

1. Nuclear energy policy issues in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear accident (PDF, 0.2MB) – Tatsujiro Suzuki doi
2. The French exception: The French nuclear power industry and its influence on political plans to transition to a new energy system (PDF, 0.3MB) – Christina Stuart doi
3. Energy subsidies: Global estimates, causes of variance, and gaps for the nuclear fuel cycle (PDF, 0.3MB) – Doug Koplow doi

Part II Country studies

4. A new normal? The changing future of nuclear energy in China (PDF, 0.2MB) – M. V. Ramana and Amy King doi
5. Protesting policy and practice in South Korea’s nuclear energy industry (PDF, 0.2MB) – Lauren Richardson doi
6. Control or manipulation? Nuclear power in Taiwan (PDF, 0.3MB) – Gloria Kuang-Jung Hsu doi
7. Enhancing nuclear energy cooperation in ASEAN: Regional norms and challenges (PDF, 0.2MB) – Mely Caballero-Anthony and Julius Cesar I. Trajano doi

Part III The real costs of going nuclear

8. Health implications of ionising radiation (PDF, 0.3MB) – Tilman A. Ruff doi
9. Nuclear energy and its ecological byproducts: Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima (PDF, 0.2MB) – Timothy A. Mousseau and Anders P. Møller doi

Part IV A post-nuclear future

10. Decommissioning nuclear power reactors (PDF, 0.2MB) – Kalman A. Robertson doi
11. Sustainable energy options (PDF, 0.4MB) – Andrew Blakers doi
12. Lessons of Fukushima: Nine reasons why (PDF, 0.2MB) – Peter Van Ness doi