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Risk Methodologies for Technological Legacies

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Editors:
  1. Dennis C. Bley

    1. Buttonwood Consulting, Inc., Oakton, USA

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  2. James G. Droppo

    1. Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA

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  3. Vitaly A. Eremenko

    1. Department of Risk Analysis & Management, ICES, Moscow, Russia

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  4. Regina Lundgren

    1. Kennewick, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series: IV: (NAIV, volume 18)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 1-3

  3. Unifying Risk Management and Analysis for Decision Makers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Complementary Risk Management: A Unified View for Decision Makers

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 7-28

  4. Legacies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 31-57

    3. Status and Challenges of Managing Risks in the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Program

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 59-74

    4. Perception of Risk, Health, and Inequality

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 75-85

    5. Risk-Based Ranking Experiences for Cold War Legacy Facilities in the United States

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 87-105

    6. Cleanup of Radioactive Floating Refuse at Vromos Bay

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 107-121

    7. Integrated Accident Risk Analysis and Applications for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 123-148

    8. Environmental Radiation Dose Reconstruction for U.S. and Russian Weapons Production Facilities: Hanford and Mayak

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 149-182

    9. Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods of Accounting for Probabilistic and Deterministic Data Applied to Complex Systems

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 183-199

  5. Analyses and Programs Applicable to Legacies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Environmental Risk Assessment of Installations and Sites Inherited from the Cold War Period in Bulgaria

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 203-210

    3. Radiation Factors Risk Assessment Within the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 211-230

    4. Psychological Aspects of Risk Assessment and Management

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 231-243

    5. Utilizing a Multimedia Approach for Risk Analysis of Environmental Systems

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 245-254

    6. Using Integrated Quantitative Risk Assessment to Optimise Safety in Chemical Installations

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 255-269

    7. Site-Specific Modification of Ground-Water Generic Criteria as Applied to a Contaminated Site

      • Dennis C. Bley, James G. Droppo, Vitaly A. Eremenko, Regina Lundgren
      Pages 271-289
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The Cold War Era left the major participants, the United States and the former Soviet Union (FSU), with large legacies in terms of both contamination and potential accidents. Facility contamination and environmental degradation, as well as the accident­ vulnerable facilities and equipment, are a result of weapons development, testing, and production. Although the countries face similar issues from similar activities, important differences in waste management practices make the potential environmental and health risks of more immediate concern in the FSU and Eastern Europe. In the West, most nuclear and chemical waste is stored in known contained locations, while in the East, much of the equivalent material is unconfined, contaminating the environment. In the past decade, the U.S. started to address and remediate these Cold War legacies. Costs have been very high, and the projected cost estimates for total cleanup are still increasing. Currently in Russia, the resources for starting such major activities continue to be unavailable.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Buttonwood Consulting, Inc., Oakton, USA

    Dennis C. Bley

  • Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA

    James G. Droppo

  • Department of Risk Analysis & Management, ICES, Moscow, Russia

    Vitaly A. Eremenko

  • Kennewick, USA

    Regina Lundgren

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