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Nuclear power operations throughout the world face increasing international scrutiny from monitoring groups, government agencies, and the general public. Changing technologies, regulations, and public attitudes about this power source have given rise to new challenges and possible solutions within the industry. Emerging Demands for the Safety of Nuclear Power Operations: Challenge and Response is the third publication developed from a longstanding relationship between the Institute of Nuclear Safety System in Japan, concerned with immediate practical safety topics, and the Berlin University of Technology, which focuses on combining safety-related research with practical approaches to safety in high-hazard industries. It addresses technical, psychological, and social aspects of industrial safety that come under the scrutiny of scientists and engineers from an array of backgrounds. The book presents a cross-disciplinary, state-of-the-art look at the latest human factors developments in the nuclear industry, with wider applications for the entire industrial sector. Expert contributors explore issues in four areas: emerging challenges, analytic tools, response within the industry, and public response. Specialists in human factors, industrial engineering, work psychology, risk analysis, and safety technology will find this to be an informative resource on current issues regarding increased safety in nuclear power operations.