Book description
Detailing the estimation and perception of nuclear risk, this book follows military and civilian nuclear accidents, plus the systems put in place by national and international authorities for recording and analyzing feedback. Prevention and anticipation being the best defenses against a nuclear accident, the authorities have also categorized the different types of accidents, and are doing research to better understand and control them. In light of this, this book shows how the authorities take practical measures to protect neighboring populations and limit radioactive contamination of the environment. France's experience in this arena is well-documented and a chapter of this book is devoted to the fight against terrorist attacks in the nuclear field. Nuclear Accidents is based on scientifically-recognized publications, as well as on reports from the various countries concerned, and the national and international organizations competent in this field (IAEA, WHO, UNSCEAR, IRSN, etc.).
Table of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Assessment and Perception of Nuclear Risk
- 2 Lessons from the Past in the Field of Nuclear Accidents
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3 Research for the Future
- 3.1. Introduction: safety and the main types of accidents
- 3.2. International actions
- 3.3. European actions
- 3.4. French actions
- 3.5. Advances in nuclear safety
- 3.6. Advances in radioecology
- 3.7. Advances in radiation protection
- 3.8. Safety research in other types of nuclear installations
- 3.9. Advances in the humanities and social sciences
- 3.10. Conclusion
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4 Management of the Emergency Phase of a Nuclear Accident
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. The first actions of the threat and rejection periods
- 4.3. Population management in the emergency phase
- 4.4. Food supply management
- 4.5. Intervention levels for the protection of populations
- 4.6. The organization of crisis management in France
- 4.7. Exiting the emergency phase
- 4.8. Conclusion
- 5 Management of the Post-accident Phase
- 6 Terrorist Attacks and Nuclear Security
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7 General Conclusions
- 7.1. The probability of military and civil accidents
- 7.2. The environmental consequences of accidents
- 7.3. The health consequences of accidents
- 7.4. The economic consequences of accidents
- 7.5. Prevention of nuclear accidents
- 7.6. Management of the emergency and post-accident phases
- 7.7. Perception of nuclear risk
- 7.8. Public information
- References
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Nuclear Accidents
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2020
- Publisher(s): Wiley-ISTE
- ISBN: 9781786303356
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