東日本大震災に引き続いて起きた東京電力福島第一原子力発電所による原発災害は、いまだその収束の目途も立っていない歴史的な大事故である。福島原発災害の原因と結果、被害について世界的視野から分析する。
Preface　
An Overview of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident　

Chapter1　The International Reaction to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Implications for Japan
1. Introduction　
2. The global status of nuclear power　
3. Moving ahead with nuclear despite Fukushima　
4. Early decisions to reject nuclear energy　
5. Contrasting developments in Germany and France　
6. South Korea's emerging anti-nuclear community　
7. The United States: Nuclear stagnation despite governmental support　
8. Spreading opposition to nuclear energy in Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, and Switzerland　
9. Implications for Japan　

Chapter2　The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: One of the World's Worst Cases of Pollution　
1. Introduction　
2. The perspective afforded by the theory of the problems of pollution　
3. The theoretical concept of the causes of pollution as applied to the nuclear disaster　
4. Japan's nuclear reactors should not be re-started until the findings of the official reports have been thoroughly considered and appropriate actions taken in the light of their proposals　
5. Background causes: a Questioning of Japanese society and science　
6. The theoretical concept of “background causes” as applied to nuclear power plants: An analysis of nuclear power from the perspective of environmental safety governance　
7. The theoretical concept of “relief” as applied to nuclear disaster　
8. The theoretical principle of “social cost” as applied to the nuclear disaster　
9. The theoretical principle of “compensation” as applied to nuclear disaster　
10. The theoretical principle of “compensation” as applied to the nuclear disaster Verification of the TEPCO Management and Finance Investigation Committee Report　
11. The theoretical principle of “countermeasures” as applied to a nuclear disaster, The reality of “a cold shutdown condition” and “accident contained” declarations　

Chapter3　Japan's Nuclear Safety: Regulations and Risk Perceptions　
1. Introduction　
2. Definition of risk　
3. Perception of accident risk in the early days of nuclear power　
4. Increasing risk awareness and the strengthening of the myth of safety　
5. The growth of the myth of safety　
6. The failure to control risks after the creation of NISA　
7. Risk awareness after the Fukushima nuclear accident　
8. The energy choice for the future　

Chapter4　The Evacuation of Residents after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident　
1. Introduction　
2. Evacuation circumstances　
3. Findings of a questionnaire regarding the awareness of evacuated residents　
4. From the interview survey of evacuated residents of Namie Town　
5. Conclusion　

Chapter5　Future Perspectives　
1. Introduction　
2. The debate about restarting nuclear power plants in Japan　
3. Alternative policy: The “why” and the “how” of German denuclearization
4. The potential of Hokkaido: Hopes for combined heat and power　
5. Policy to reduce reliance on nuclear power: A review of short, medium and long-term prospects