Rodney C. Ewing

Ewing is the Edward H. Kraus Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan. He is currently a visiting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University.

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Agree to Disagree
3 May 2011

Underestimating nuclear accident risks: Why are rare events so common?

Rodney C. Ewing Jeroen Ritsema

More than a month has passed since the one-two punch of an earthquake and tsunami added a third dimension to the tragedy in Japan: a major nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. The situation remains serious, and radioactivity continues to be released.