Environmental sustainability ranks high on the list of priorities for the Caribbean region. Given the exponential growth and increased visibility of the nuclear power industry, how are Caribbean policy makers situated in the current framework of nuclear transport and environmental protection? This paper surveys nuclear related activities that point to increased nuclear traffic through the Carib...

Abstract At the site of nuclear accidents, firefighters situated near power plants (NPPs) assume responsibility for suppressing fires and rescuing workers from leaked radiation. Their timely responses to emergencies can prevent or minimize catastrophic impacts these accidents. Despite their important role in emergency management, little is known about factors that influence firefighters’ respon...

Severe Nuclear Accident Program (SNAP) has been developed at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no) for modelling dispersion of radioactive debris in case of nuclear accidents. The model has been tested based on the data available from the Chernobyl accident as well as from the ETEX experiments. The main user of model results is the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) which...

A nuclear probabilistic risk or safety assessment (PRA or PSA) is a scientific calculation that uses assumptions and models to determine the likelihood of plant or fuel repository failures and the corresponding releases of radioactivity. Estimated radiation doses to the surrounding population are linked inappropriately to risks of cancer death and congenital malformations. Even though PRAs use ...

In 2005, at the request of the French Government, the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) established a Steering Committee for the Management of the Post-Accident Phase of a Nuclear Accident or a Radiological Emergency, with the objective of establishing a policy framework. Under the supervision of ASN, this Committee, involving several tens of experts from different backgrounds (e.g. relevant minis...

This study aims at show the size of the injuries , both slight and sever caused by traffic accidents on the roads in Jordan for the year 2014, and show the relationship of both slight and sever injuries caused by traffic accidents with the study variables used in this paper performed using the (SPSS). Based on the analysis made, the following are the main results: There is statistical significa...

After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in Japan in 2011, a nation-wide survey using a standardized self-administered questionnaire was conducted in Taiwan, with a sample size of 2,742 individuals including the residents who live within and beyond 30 km from a nuclear power plant (NPP), to evaluate the participants' perceived nuclear risk in comparison with their perceived risks from selected e...

Cesium radioactive isotopes (134Cs and 137Cs) are dangerous to human health due to their long half-life and high solubility in water. Nuclear experiments, wars, and nuclear plant accidents have been the main sources of Cs release into the environment. In recent years, several methods have been introduced for the elimination of Cs radioactive isotopes from contaminated wate...

Road traffic accidents in Thailand, as is the case in some other developing countries, are on an alarming rising trend and pose a major loss for society. Statistics indicate that: a) the fatality rate from road traffic accidents increased more than fourfold during the past three decades; b) the number of fatalities caused by traffic accidents were 15,176 (1994 figure), and the number of injurie...