Nuclear Energy Safety, Regulatory Independence, and Judicial Deference: The Case of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India

Mohan, M. P. Ram; Gopakumar, K. V.; Smith, Tyson

doi:10.1177/0095399719882640

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“…Damage Tolerance Analysis (DTA) is a process that scrutinizes a structure's resilience against damage, harnessing the principles of fracture mechanics and material properties. Key in this procedure is the determination of critical crack size, prediction of crack growth rate, and estimation of a component's service life expectancy [15]. Precision in the input data and underlying assumptions in computational models dictate the accuracy of DTA.…”

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Emerging Trends in Damage Tolerance Assessment: A Review of Smart Materials and Self-Repairable Structures

Firoozi,

Firoozi

2024

SDHM

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The discipline of damage tolerance assessment has experienced significant advancements due to the emergence of smart materials and self-repairable structures. This review offers a comprehensive look into both traditional and innovative methodologies employed in damage tolerance assessment. After a detailed exploration of damage tolerance concepts and their historical progression, the review juxtaposes the proven techniques of damage assessment with the cutting-edge innovations brought about by smart materials and self-repairable structures. The subsequent sections delve into the synergistic integration of smart materials with self-repairable structures, marking a pivotal stride in damage tolerance by establishing an autonomous system for immediate damage identification and self-repair. This holistic approach broadens the applicability of these technologies across diverse sectors yet brings forth unique challenges demanding further innovation and research. Additionally, the review examines future prospects that combine advanced manufacturing processes with data-centric methodologies, amplifying the capabilities of these 'intelligent' structures. The review culminates by highlighting the transformative potential of this union between smart materials and self-repairable structures, promoting a sustainable and efficient engineering paradigm.

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Section: Damage Tolerance Analysis (Dta)mentioning

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Emerging Trends in Damage Tolerance Assessment: A Review of Smart Materials and Self-Repairable Structures

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Firoozi

2024

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“…Additionally, it is noteworthy that independent regulators have become socially valuable organizations to implement regulatory governance and that such a phenomenon has spread throughout the country. This concept of regulatory independence has been expanded more recently [11]. These are the clear independence of the regulatory agency through the amendment of the law and the independence of the judiciary from intervening with the regulator.…”

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The Improvement of the Regional Regulatory Governance System for Radiation Risk Management: Spatial Analysis on Radiation Hazards in South Korea

Lee

Lim

2022

Sustainability

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Since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, nuclear regulators have strengthened safety standards or decided to decommission the nuclear power plant. The vast majority of radiation is from nuclear power plants, so safety measures are also concentrated in nuclear power plants. Radioactive materials located much closer to the people are scattered around the nation. However, it is difficult for citizens to predict the radiation risk around them because regulatory agencies do not provide adequate information on radiation. The main goal of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution patterns of radioactive materials that serve as indicators for potential risk from a radiological hazard. The empirical findings in this study demonstrate the presence of spatial autocorrelation for the number of radiation licenses among 244 regions in the Republic of Korea. The policy implications are three-fold: (1) it is necessary to improve regulatory governance in consideration of permitted use; (2) the regional offices of regulatory agency can be established based on the identified spatial distribution of permitted use; (3) it is required to improve the information-disclosure system for materials. This study provides an opportunity to create a safer society by understanding the radiation around the public in general.

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Detecting and tracking multiple mobile radioactive sources by data fusion of a surveillance camera and a sodium iodide (NaI) detector

Ardiny

Beigzadeh

Askari

2022

Review of Scientific Instruments

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Nowadays, the use of radioactive materials has increased due to recent progress in nuclear technology, but concerns about the missing or smuggling of radioactive materials have persisted. Nuclear threats such as terrorist attacks or the malicious use of radioactive materials out of regulatory control (MORC) are always severe problems that can result in adverse environmental, health, economic, and security effects. Applying new technologies to monitor and track MORC will prevent radioactive materials from being illegally transported across borders or from one place to another. In this research, we have constructed a detection system to automatically and remotely localize multiple mobile gamma-emitting radiation sources among other objects by combining an IP camera and a sodium iodide detector. An algorithm for the detection system has been developed to identify the objects’ paths from camera data and correlate radiation data with the paths to detect contaminated objects. We evaluated the system using two weak radioactive sources (Co-60, Cs-137), which were hidden on moving objects, and succeeded in finding harmful targets. The results have also shown that by increasing the number of contaminated sources from one to two, the detection accuracy decreases by about 2.5 times. However, by doubling the speed of mobile targets, the detection accuracy improved by about 30%. Detecting and tracking MORC with a single detection system is limited to small regions. By equipping many surveillance cameras in a city with relatively inexpensive radioactive detectors, a network sensing system is established to find radioactive hotspots in a smart city.

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Nuclear Energy Safety, Regulatory Independence, and Judicial Deference: The Case of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Emerging Trends in Damage Tolerance Assessment: A Review of Smart Materials and Self-Repairable Structures

Emerging Trends in Damage Tolerance Assessment: A Review of Smart Materials and Self-Repairable Structures

The Improvement of the Regional Regulatory Governance System for Radiation Risk Management: Spatial Analysis on Radiation Hazards in South Korea

Detecting and tracking multiple mobile radioactive sources by data fusion of a surveillance camera and a sodium iodide (NaI) detector

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