Ebook: Risk Methodologies for Technological Legacies

The Cold War Era left the major participants, the United States and the former Soviet Union (FSU), with large legacies in terms of both contamination and potential accidents. Facility contamination and environmental degradation, as well as the accident­ vulnerable facilities and equipment, are a result of weapons development, testing, and production. Although the countries face similar issues from similar activities, important differences in waste management practices make the potential environmental and health risks of more immediate concern in the FSU and Eastern Europe. In the West, most nuclear and chemical waste is stored in known contained locations, while in the East, much of the equivalent material is unconfined, contaminating the environment. In the past decade, the U.S. started to address and remediate these Cold War legacies. Costs have been very high, and the projected cost estimates for total cleanup are still increasing. Currently in Russia, the resources for starting such major activities continue to be unavailable.

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The relatively independent fields of risk analysis need drawing together in a single framework, identifying the reasoning underlying the seemingly disparate approaches and the gains to be had by bringing them together. Risk perception is the product of many factors in our lives, and cultural differences can have a significant impact on how we view risk and seek to control it. Risk management involves the decision maker selecting among alternative options. The book here focuses on facility risk management and human-centred risk management. Detailed information is provided on all three of these concepts; further definition is given to facility-centred and human-centred approaches to risk analysis and management.

Part II of the book gives extensive information on the legacies, risk perception, and tools for analyzing that risk. Part III presents detailed information on risk assessment programmes and methodologies, and Part IV provides details of future activities.

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The relatively independent fields of risk analysis need drawing together in a single framework, identifying the reasoning underlying the seemingly disparate approaches and the gains to be had by bringing them together. Risk perception is the product of many factors in our lives, and cultural differences can have a significant impact on how we view risk and seek to control it. Risk management involves the decision maker selecting among alternative options. The book here focuses on facility risk management and human-centred risk management. Detailed information is provided on all three of these concepts; further definition is given to facility-centred and human-centred approaches to risk analysis and management.

Part II of the book gives extensive information on the legacies, risk perception, and tools for analyzing that risk. Part III presents detailed information on risk assessment programmes and methodologies, and Part IV provides details of future activities.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Complementary Risk Management: A Unified View for Decision Makers....Pages 7-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex....Pages 31-57
Status and Challenges of Managing Risks in the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Program....Pages 59-74
Perception of Risk, Health, and Inequality....Pages 75-85
Risk-Based Ranking Experiences for Cold War Legacy Facilities in the United States....Pages 87-105
Cleanup of Radioactive Floating Refuse at Vromos Bay....Pages 107-121
Integrated Accident Risk Analysis and Applications for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions....Pages 123-148
Environmental Radiation Dose Reconstruction for U.S. and Russian Weapons Production Facilities: Hanford and Mayak....Pages 149-182
Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods of Accounting for Probabilistic and Deterministic Data Applied to Complex Systems....Pages 183-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Environmental Risk Assessment of Installations and Sites Inherited from the Cold War Period in Bulgaria....Pages 203-210
Radiation Factors Risk Assessment Within the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone....Pages 211-230
Psychological Aspects of Risk Assessment and Management....Pages 231-243
Utilizing a Multimedia Approach for Risk Analysis of Environmental Systems....Pages 245-254
Using Integrated Quantitative Risk Assessment to Optimise Safety in Chemical Installations....Pages 255-269
Site-Specific Modification of Ground-Water Generic Criteria as Applied to a Contaminated Site....Pages 271-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
East Meets West: Teaming on Risk Assessment....Pages 293-298
Where Are We Going?....Pages 299-307
Back Matter....Pages 309-366

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The relatively independent fields of risk analysis need drawing together in a single framework, identifying the reasoning underlying the seemingly disparate approaches and the gains to be had by bringing them together. Risk perception is the product of many factors in our lives, and cultural differences can have a significant impact on how we view risk and seek to control it. Risk management involves the decision maker selecting among alternative options. The book here focuses on facility risk management and human-centred risk management. Detailed information is provided on all three of these concepts; further definition is given to facility-centred and human-centred approaches to risk analysis and management.

Part II of the book gives extensive information on the legacies, risk perception, and tools for analyzing that risk. Part III presents detailed information on risk assessment programmes and methodologies, and Part IV provides details of future activities.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Complementary Risk Management: A Unified View for Decision Makers....Pages 7-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex....Pages 31-57
Status and Challenges of Managing Risks in the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Program....Pages 59-74
Perception of Risk, Health, and Inequality....Pages 75-85
Risk-Based Ranking Experiences for Cold War Legacy Facilities in the United States....Pages 87-105
Cleanup of Radioactive Floating Refuse at Vromos Bay....Pages 107-121
Integrated Accident Risk Analysis and Applications for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions....Pages 123-148
Environmental Radiation Dose Reconstruction for U.S. and Russian Weapons Production Facilities: Hanford and Mayak....Pages 149-182
Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods of Accounting for Probabilistic and Deterministic Data Applied to Complex Systems....Pages 183-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Environmental Risk Assessment of Installations and Sites Inherited from the Cold War Period in Bulgaria....Pages 203-210
Radiation Factors Risk Assessment Within the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone....Pages 211-230
Psychological Aspects of Risk Assessment and Management....Pages 231-243
Utilizing a Multimedia Approach for Risk Analysis of Environmental Systems....Pages 245-254
Using Integrated Quantitative Risk Assessment to Optimise Safety in Chemical Installations....Pages 255-269
Site-Specific Modification of Ground-Water Generic Criteria as Applied to a Contaminated Site....Pages 271-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
East Meets West: Teaming on Risk Assessment....Pages 293-298
Where Are We Going?....Pages 299-307
Back Matter....Pages 309-366
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