Development of Environmental Safety Management Technology in the Event of an Accident at a Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility Caused
Abstract
Purpose. To develop an environmental safety management technology for accidents at a spent nuclear fuel storage facility caused by military actions, aimed at assessing, forecasting, and minimizing radiation impacts on the environment and population under conditions of infrastructure instability, incomplete data, and limited response resources.
Method. The study is based on the integrated use of environmental analysis, mathematical modeling, radiation monitoring, geoinformation analysis, and emergency management theory. Analytical methods, systems analysis, structural-logical and mathematical modeling, and monitoring data integration within a decision-support framework were applied.
Findings. The methodological basis of the proposed technology was substantiated using the principles of systemacity, hierarchical management, risk orientation, adaptability, information integration, efficiency, and prevention. An algorithm for collecting, processing, and integrating monitoring data was developed, along with an algorithm for detecting and localizing radiation contamination considering diffusion, advection, turbulent dispersion, and aerosol deposition. A structural-logical scheme integrating monitoring, data processing, risk assessment, and decision support was formed.
Practical Implications. Proposed technology can improve management decisions, support localization of radiation contamination zones, and enhance operational response under damaged infrastructure conditions.
Originality/Value: the study proposes an integrated environmental safety management technology for accidents at spent nuclear fuel storage facilities caused by military actions.
Research limitations/Future research: the study is mainly theoretical and requires further verification through scenario calculations and real monitoring data. Future research should focus on quantitative risk assessment and testing for specific facilities.
Paper type: Theoretical.
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