Health effects of technologies for power generation: Contributions from normal operation, severe accidents and terrorist threat

Stefan Hirschberg is the Head of the Interdepartmental Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland. The Laboratory consists of three Groups: Technology Assessment, Energy Economics, and Risk and Human Reliability. Since 1992, when Dr. Hirschberg joined PSI, he coordinates activities on “Comprehensive Assessment of Energy Systems” covering environmental, risk-related and economic aspects. He manages a number of projects for energy and environmental authorities, for electrical utilities and vendors, and within international programs. His main research interests currently include: Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Impact and External Cost Assessment, Risk Assessment, Sustainability Assessment, Development of Integrated Tools for Decision Support, and Analysis of Energy Supply Strategies.