Advanced Security and Safeguarding in the Nuclear Power Industry: State of the art and future challenges presents an overview of a wide ranging scientific, engineering, policy, regulatory, and legal issues facing the nuclear power industry. Editor Victor Nian and his team of contributors deliver a much needed review of the latest developments in safety, security and safeguards ("Three S's) as well as other related and important subject matters within and beyond the nuclear power industry. This book is particularly insightful to countries with an interest in developing a nuclear power industry as well as countries where education to improve society's opinion on nuclear energy is crucial to its future success. Advanced Security and Safeguarding in the Nuclear Power Industry covers the foundations of nuclear power production as well as the benefits and impacts of radiation to human society, international conventions, treaties, and standards on the "Three S's, emergency preparedness and response, and civil liability in the event of a nuclear accident.The socio-technical and economic risks of civilian and military applications of atomic energyPutting into perspective the hazards of radioactive sources and health impacts of exposure to radiationPrevention and protection against severe nuclear accidents with a much needed update on lessons learnt from "FukushimaInternational conventions, treaties, legal frameworks, standards and best practices on "Three S's, emergency preparedness and response, and civil liabilityEvolving technological and institutional challenges facing the nuclear power industry in the future