The largest U.S. population exposed to low-level radioactivity released by an accident at a nuclear power plant is composed of residents near the Three Mile Island (TMI) Plant on 28 March 1979. This paper (a collaboration of The University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health) reports on the mortality experience of the 32,135 members in this cohort for ...

The largest U.S. population exposed to low-level radioactivity released by an accident at a nuclear power plant is composed of residents near the Three Mile Island (TMI) Plant on 28 March 1979. This paper (a collaboration of The University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health) reports on the mortality experience of the 32,135 members in this cohort for ...

Evacuation areas are defined for those transportation accidents where volatile chemical propellant tanks are ..... On the basis of these statistics, it ...

... Program has two different focus areas: accident prevention and accident mitigation. Accident prevention research concentrates on the following issues: ...

... likelihood of interactions with sea lions such as accidents or incidental takings in areas where concentrations of ... to reduce interactions with sea lions, such as accidents or incid...

The report is one of the Multidisciplinary Traffic Accident Research special studies in human factor variables and fatal motor vehicle accidents in the greater Boston area. The results represent the initial findings related to 50 fatal motor vehicle accid...

The author reviews previous research published in the area of industrial accidents. The review is limited to those studies which have established some behavioral cause in the impact of accidents. The effect of individual differences of the employee as a c...

Jun 16, 2011 ... Title: Tree failures and accidents in recreation areas: a guide to data management for hazard control. Author: Paine, Lee A., Clarke, ...

"The purpose of our visit here today is to get out and look at some of the debris recovery area. This makes the accident more personal to us and prevents it ...

This document supports the development and presentation of the following accident scenario in the TWRS Final Safety Analysis Report: Fire in Contaminated Area. The calculations needed to quantify the risk associated with this accident scenario are included within.

This document supports the development and presentation of the following accident scenario in the TWRS Final Safety Analysis Report: Fire in Contaminated Area. The calculations needed to quantify the risk associated with this accident scenario are included within.

This document supports the development and presentation of the following accident scenario in the TWRS Final Safety Analysis Report: Fire in Contaminated Area. The calculations needed to quantify the risk associated with this accident scenario are included within.

The Goddard VLBI group reports the results of analyzing Mark 3 data sets acquired from 110 fixed and

... 1979�1992), Secretary General of the China Natural History Museum Society, Vice Secretary General and Vice President of the COS from 1980 to 2002, Secretary ... ...

Average aerosol concentrations over Indonesia during the first half of October from 1979 through 1992, from Nimbus TOMS

Average global aerosol concentrations during the first half of October from 1979 through 1992, from Nimbus TOMS

This report examines five topical areas of concern to severe accident management. These areas are as follows: Human Factors, Accident Management During Shutdown, Information Needs, Long-term Implications, and Uncertainties. The objective of this report is to assist the NRC in performing its research function and to ...

Appendix L. NASA Accident Analysis Team Report. 1. Introduction. 2. Accident Timeline. 3. Anomalies/Significant Observations. 4. Areas of Consideration. 5. ...

RADIATION ACCIDENTS. Accidents resulting in the spread of radioactive material or in the exposure of individual to radiation. RADIATION AREA ...

by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (Feb. 13, 2003) Thermal Analysis Shows Hot Plasma Possible in Columbia Left Wheel Well Area February 13, 2003 - NASA Press...

There were 469 unnatural deaths among the Sheffield child population between 1947 and 1979, 226 of which were caused by traffic accidents. The annual incidence of these fatal traffic accidents has risen steadily since the early 1960s with boys being consistently more vulnerable. Fatal accidents were disproportionately higher among ...

A key parameter in the calculation of accident dose-risks by the RADTRAN 4 code is the time assigned for evacuation of the affected area surrounding the accident. Currently, in the interest of assured conservatism, this time is set at 24 hrs. Casual anecd...

The report analyzes the characteristics and attitudes of the population directly involved in the Goiania radiological accident. The inhabitants of the affected area were interviewed in their residence. Factual information about the accidents were given an...

Three nuclear accidents besides Chernobyl have occurred in the Former Soviet Union (FSU). The accidents occurred over the geographic area around Kyshtym and Chelyabinsk in the Urals between 1949 and 1967 and contaminated over half a million people. The fi...

Event trees have been constructed for all phases of LMFBR accidents. The trees proved useful for identifying meaningful initiating accident categories and containment responses. In these areas, quantification appears feasible, given an adequate data base....

Pilot error which is cited as a cause or related factor in most rotorcraft accidents was examined. Pilot error related accidents in helicopters to identify areas in which new technology could reduce or eliminate the underlying causes of these human errors...

The investigation includes 31 cases of fatal automobile accidents which occurred in the Greater Boston area. The scope of the investigation was enlarged to include two-car collisions. The investigation was gradually limited to accidents in which recent mo...

Five areas of potential accidents have been evaluated for the Argonaut-UTR reactors. They are: insertion of excess reactivity, catastrophic rearrangement of the core, explosive chemical reaction, graphite fire, and a fuel-handling accident.

The 17 papers in this report deal with the following areas: investigation of accidents on Alabama bridge approaches; study of ran-off-roadway fatal accidents in Louisiana; costs of operating aircraft for rural traffic enforcement; truck safety, regulation...

Five areas of potential accidents have been evaluated for the Argonaut-UTR reactors. They are: insertion of excess reactivity, catastrophic rearrangement of the core, explosive chemical reaction, graphite fire, and a fuel-handling accident.

...flight paths are subject to more aircraft accidents than other areas. For this...adverse effects of a possible aircraft accident. (ii) DoD fixed wing...protection against the effects of aircraft accidents. Such a degree of...

The purpose of this technical report is to document the estimation of radiological releases and risks for postulated accidents at the E-Area Vaults (EAV). The results of this analysis will be used to support the E-Area Vault Burial Ground Operations Safet...

Nine years after the Chernobyl accident, the contamination problems of the most severely affected areas remain unsolved. As a consequence of this, large previously inhabited areas and areas of farmland now lie deserted. An international group of scientist...

From 1979-1992, 4,718 American Indians and Alaskan Natives (Native Americans) who resided on or near reservations died from violence--2,324 from homicides and 2,394 from suicide. During this 14-year period, overall homicide rates for Native Americans were...

The report presents the preliminary data and findings from the on-scene, in-depth investigations of 900 motorcycle accidents and the analysis of 3600 traffic accident reports of motorcycle accidents in the same study area. Comprehensive data were collecte...

In the latest priority assessment of road projects made by the Swedish Road Administration police-reported accidents were corrected with respect to type of accident and urban/rural area. Correction implies a differentation of accident costs in order to co...

Based on the 1979, 1992, 2001 and 2006 satellite images, the spatial expansion information of Shenyang City was extracted by human-computer interactive method, and the temporal and spatial expansion characteristics of Shenyang City as well as their driving forces were analyzed from the aspects of growth intensity, center coordinates, compact index, fractal ...

Prompt Gamma-Ray Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) has been used for many years as an important nuclear analytical method for rapid and non-destructive analysis of trace and major components in a variety of fields. Since its widespread use, PGNAA has become to be regarded as an accurate technique and hundreds of articles have been published to investigate materials. A PGNAA facility was located ...

Case study with discussion questions. "Some 20 years ago, the most serious accident in nuclear history changed the lives of many. Massive amounts of radioactive materials were released into the environment resulting in a radioactive cloud that spread over much of Europe. The greatest contamination occurred around the reactor in areas that are now part of ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting an accident management research program that emphasizes the use of severe accident research to enhance the ability of plant operating personnel to effectively manage severe accidents. Hence, it is necessary to ensure that the plant instrumentation and information systems adequately ...

The Chernobyl accident had considerable consequences for Norway. Except for the areas in the former USSR, around Chernobyl some areas in Norway received fallout which gave the highest contamination levels. The natural and semi natural ecosystems will prod...

This study analyzed the relation between incidents of at-home accidents and the assistance in daily activities of women age of 65+ living in the area of Dikmen Akpinar Health Care Unit in Ankara-Turkey. Of the women, 49.2% had experienced a home accident in the last 12 months. More than half of these accidents were ...

... in the following areas: health effects of exposure to radiation, possible consequences resulting from accidents, and nuclear nonproliferation. ...

... in the area near the Kursk accident, we find for the arrays on mainland Fennoscandia (ARCES, Apa- tity, FINES, NORES, and HFS) an inherent ...

... Beginning in September 2000, a large number of small seismic events has been detected in the area near the accident of the submarine Kursk. ...

... Descriptors : *RADIATION PROTECTION, *RADIATION DOSAGE, *REACTOR ACCIDENTS, *FISSION PRODUCT ACTIVITY, MATHEMATICAL ...

... It is the largest forest in France and its ... The areas where the bang>> noise was heard ... by this accident and contains ray theory computations. ...

... and international politics, and other areas researched by Joint ... Corporate Author : CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY REDHILL (ENGLAND) SAFETY ...