Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants
| Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants |
| Autore | National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 |
| Disciplina | 363.17/990952117 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | National Research Council |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear power plants - Security measures - Japan
Nuclear reactor accidents - Risk assessment - Safety measures Nuclear power plants Risk Management Safety Organization and Administration Accidents Public Health Accident Prevention Health Services Administration Health Care Environment and Public Health Safety Management Radioactive Hazard Release Civil & Environmental Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering & Applied Sciences Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering |
| ISBN | 0-309-27254-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459803803321 |
National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
|
||
| [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants
| Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants |
| Autore | National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 |
| Disciplina | 363.17/990952117 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | National Research Council |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear power plants - Security measures - Japan
Nuclear reactor accidents - Risk assessment - Safety measures Nuclear power plants Risk Management Safety Organization and Administration Accidents Public Health Accident Prevention Health Services Administration Health Care Environment and Public Health Safety Management Radioactive Hazard Release Civil & Environmental Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering & Applied Sciences Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering |
| ISBN |
0-309-27256-4
0-309-27254-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Background on Japanese and U.S. Nuclear Plants -- Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Impacts on Japanese Nuclear Plants -- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident -- Lessons Learned: Plant Operations and Safety Regulations -- Lessons Learned: Offsite Emergency Management -- Lessons Learned: Nuclear Safety Culture -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee, Technical Advisor, and Staff -- Appendix B: Presentations, Breakout Sessions, and Visits -- Appendix C: Detailed Accident Time Line -- Appendix D: Operation and Support Organizations -- Appendix E: Recommendations from Other Organizations -- Appendix F: Regulator and Industry Actions in the United States -- Appendix G: Hydrogen Control in Severe Accidents -- Appendix H: Nuclear Plant Emergency Procedures and Guidelines -- Appendix I: Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- Appendix J: Human Reliability Analysis -- Appendix K: Tsunami Hazards in the Atlantic Ocean Basin -- Appendix L: Factoring the Costs of Severe Nuclear Accidents into Backfit Decisions -- Appendix M: Access to Timely and Reliable Information to Support Decision Making During a Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- Appendix N: Conversions and Units -- Appendix O: Acronyms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787252503321 |
National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
|
||
| [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants
| Lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident for improving safety of U.S. nuclear plants |
| Autore | National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.17/990952117 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | National Research Council |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear power plants - Security measures - Japan
Nuclear reactor accidents - Risk assessment - Safety measures Nuclear power plants Risk Management Safety Organization and Administration Accidents Public Health Accident Prevention Health Services Administration Delivery of Health Care Environment and Public Health Safety Management Radioactive Hazard Release Civil & Environmental Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering & Applied Sciences Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering |
| ISBN |
0-309-27256-4
0-309-27254-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Background on Japanese and U.S. Nuclear Plants -- Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Impacts on Japanese Nuclear Plants -- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident -- Lessons Learned: Plant Operations and Safety Regulations -- Lessons Learned: Offsite Emergency Management -- Lessons Learned: Nuclear Safety Culture -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee, Technical Advisor, and Staff -- Appendix B: Presentations, Breakout Sessions, and Visits -- Appendix C: Detailed Accident Time Line -- Appendix D: Operation and Support Organizations -- Appendix E: Recommendations from Other Organizations -- Appendix F: Regulator and Industry Actions in the United States -- Appendix G: Hydrogen Control in Severe Accidents -- Appendix H: Nuclear Plant Emergency Procedures and Guidelines -- Appendix I: Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- Appendix J: Human Reliability Analysis -- Appendix K: Tsunami Hazards in the Atlantic Ocean Basin -- Appendix L: Factoring the Costs of Severe Nuclear Accidents into Backfit Decisions -- Appendix M: Access to Timely and Reliable Information to Support Decision Making During a Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- Appendix N: Conversions and Units -- Appendix O: Acronyms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955969403321 |
National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
|
||
| [Place of publication not identified], : The National Academies Press, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Radiation dose reconstruction for epidemiologic uses / / Committee on an Assessment of CDC Radiation Studies, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Radiation dose reconstruction for epidemiologic uses / / Committee on an Assessment of CDC Radiation Studies, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation injuries - Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Radiation dosimetry Radiation Injuries - epidemiology Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Radioactive Hazard Release Radiometry |
| ISBN |
9786610211043
9780309176835 0309176832 9781280211041 1280211040 9780309587136 0309587131 9780585002392 0585002398 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Radiation Dose Reconstruction for Epidemiologic Uses -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background -- 2 Introduction -- ELEMENTS OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- STRUCTURE OF A SCOPING STUDY -- PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTE -- 3 Estimating and Confirming The Source Term -- APPROACH TO SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS -- DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS -- EPISODIC RELEASES -- SOURCES OF INFORMATION -- BIAS AND UNCERTAINTY IN RELEASE ESTIMATES -- GAPS IN RELEASE DATA -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Environmental Pathways -- TRANSPORT OF RADIONUCLIDES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS -- Direct Releases to the Atmosphere -- Direct Releases to the Hydrosphere -- FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS -- Appropriate Use of Mathematical Models -- Uncertainty Analysis -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 Radiation Dose Assessment -- SOURCES OF EXPOSURE -- Ambient Exposure -- Inhalation Exposure -- Ingestion Exposure -- POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION EXPOSURE -- PRELIMINARY DOSE ASSESSMENT -- COMPREHENSIVE DOSE ASSESSMENT -- INDIVIDUAL DOSE ASSESSMENT -- UNCERTAINTY -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 6 Biologic Dosimetry and Biologic Markers -- MARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND DOSE -- Cytogenetic Markers -- Genetic or Molecular Markers -- Combined Biologic-Maker Assays -- MARKERS OF EFFECT -- MARKERS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY -- MARKERS IN RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY -- MARKERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Epidemiologic Considerations -- QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT: STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- STUDY DESIGN -- Study Types -- Statistical Power -- Outcomes -- Population Identification and Follow-Up -- Bias and Confounding -- Statistical Analysis -- Uncertainty and Misclassification -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
8 Priority Criteria for Dose Assessment Studies -- BASIC CRITERIA -- DECISION CRITERIA -- FINAL RANKING -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Conclusions -- 10 Literature Cited -- Appendix A Representative Dose Reconstruction Studies -- NEVADA TEST SITE -- CHERNOBYL -- THREE MILE ISLAND -- FERNALD -- HANFORD -- TECHA RIVER -- GOIANIA -- NOTES -- Appendix B Workshop Agenda -- DOSE RECONSTRUCTION FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC USES AGENDA -- Appendix C Workshop Participants -- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS -- SOURCE TERM ESTIMATION -- ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS -- BIOMARKERS -- RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- Appendix D Glossary -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961798603321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||