Assessment of biological risks associated with nuclear power production.

Environmental health risk assessment due to radionuclides and metal(loid)s for Igdir province in Anatolia, near the Metsamor nuclear power plant

Background: There have been growing concerns about environmental pollution and public health issues associated with metal(loid)s and radionuclides. As a baseline for monitorisation, radioactivity and specific metal(loid) levels have been measured to investigate the estimated environmental health risks in Igdir province at the Turkish side of the border, in the vicinity of the Metsamor Nuclear P...

Mitigation of Potential Environmental Risks of Space Nuclear Power Sources (NPS) Missions in International Law

Identification and assessment of hazard in the Refractory Brick Production Company of Gonabad, Iran, using the hazard and operability technique

  Background: In the refractory brick manufacturing industry, because of the high risks associated with the level of dust in the factory environment and thermal stress, a precise identification of industrial hazards is required as a part of safety analysis. The aim of this study was to introduce a preventive approach to risk identification and assessment in the refractory brick production ...

Risk Assessment of Health Safety and Environmental of Samangan Combined Cycle Power Plant using FMEA&SAW Integrated Model

A power plant can be considered a workplace with a high level of risk.For this reason in order to ensure sustainable Performance in Power Plants risk management is essential.  In this study the AHP method for Classification of risks And the FMEA method for risk Rating and SAW method was used to rank the risks. Finally, the ranking was done by FMEA&SAW method.According to the result s of the AHP...

Guidelines for Exposure Assessment in Health Risk Studies Following a Nuclear Reactor Accident

BACKGROUND Worldwide concerns regarding health effects after the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plant accidents indicate a clear need to identify short- and long-term health impacts that might result from accidents in the future. Fundamental to addressing this problem are reliable and accurate radiation dose estimates for the affected populations. The available guidance for activities fo...