Shortcuts in Seismic Hazard Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants are Not Acceptable

Wyss, Max

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-799935-7.00014-9

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“…Nuclear power plants represent a great risk to the population, when they are located near faults capable of strong earthquakes and along coasts prone to tsunamis. Out of a desire to maximize profits, estimates of seismic hazard may not be taken into account, in order to reduce construction costs (Wyss, 2015). Figure 1.…”

Section: Earthquake-related Risks and Their Disaggregationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Earthquake induced crises: game tree approached risk communication and lessons learnt

Kouskouna

Sakkas²,

Cecić³

et al. 2020

Annals of Geophysics

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Earthquakes, large or even moderate, are often followed by secondary phenomena, such as landslides, tsunamis, fires and technological disasters, leading to cascading effects that may, in turn, cause severe repercussions. Before, during and after the occurrence of these events, risk communication, currently evolved to codified legislation, is a crucial factor. Policy selection in the present study is approached by the application of the risk game tree and its formation. The events studied here in view of policy making have occurred both in the historical and the instrumental era, to account for different level of exposure and anthropogenic hazards, in Greece (1894 Atlanti, 1953 Kefallinia series, 2003 and 2015 Lefkas), Italy (1976 Friuli), Japan (2011 Tōhoku) and Slovenia (1917 Brežice). In all case studies the whole disaster management cycle is examined, i.e. mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Disaggregation of earthquake-related direct and cascading effects, as well as risk communication are taken into account and ethical challenges are posed both to scientists and policy makers.

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Section: Earthquake-related Risks and Their Disaggregationmentioning

confidence: 99%