AN INTEGRATED RISK INFORMED DECISION MAKING IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

Mieczysław Józef Borysiewicz

manhaz@cyf.gov.pl
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland (Poland)

Karol Kowal


National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland (Poland)

Piotr Prysiński


National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland (Poland)

Marcin Dąbrowski


National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA), Department of Nuclear Safety, Division of Inspection of Nuclear Installations, Poland (Poland)

Abstract

The regulatory body, established to ensure safety of nuclear facilities, is expected to make right decisions and provide appropriate regulations for the nuclear industry. The traditional manner of its activity has been based on a deterministic approach to safety analyses. However, increased maturity of Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) makes it complementary to deterministic studies. The new IAEA concept, described in this article, is to apply an integrated approach by combining both deterministic and probabilistic insights with other requirements affecting the decision making process.


Keywords:

Nuclear Safety, Integrated Risk Informed Decision Making (IRIDM), Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA), Deterministic Safety Assessment (DSA)

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2013-05-16

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Borysiewicz, M. J. ., Kowal, K., Prysiński, P., & Dąbrowski, M. . (2013). AN INTEGRATED RISK INFORMED DECISION MAKING IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY. Informatyka, Automatyka, Pomiary W Gospodarce I Ochronie Środowiska, 3(2), 22–34. https://doi.org/10.35784/iapgos.1448

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Mieczysław Józef Borysiewicz 
manhaz@cyf.gov.pl
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland Poland

Authors

Karol Kowal 

National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland Poland

Authors

Piotr Prysiński 

National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division, Poland Poland

Authors

Marcin Dąbrowski 

National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA), Department of Nuclear Safety, Division of Inspection of Nuclear Installations, Poland Poland

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