Strand Radiation and Environmental Safety in North-West Russia

Use of Impact Assessments and Risk Estimation
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4020-4649-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 9, 328 Seiten

Reihe: NATO Security through Science Series

The workshop attracted wide participation from relevant Russian and western organizations. International expertise from several related fields went together to produce a thorough understanding of the present status and how to develop the use of overall risk assessments and environmental impact assessments to ensure a sound use of resources when carrying out the tremendous work that must be carried out to clean up the cold war legacy. Important conclusions and recommendations have been produced and set out in the main report, providing a good basis for further development. Such development should note that safety and environmental performance can be addressed at three levels: Compliance-focused;
Beyond compliance, towards best practice; and Continuous improvement. The aim is to progress from a) to b) and eventually reach c). The levels refer both to operators' performance and regulators' and other stakeholders' expectations. Fundamentally, compliance cannot be achieved without the application of environmental impact assessment and risk assessment - to judge whether protection objectives have been met. Major progress has been made towards developing common methodologies, although there are still improvements to be made, including a common understanding of objectives and interpretation of results. In addition, improved assessment capabilities are required to help distinguish multiply characterised options within a process of options assessment. In turn, this has to rely on broader holistic understanding of the issues as well as wide stakeholder involvement. From the viewpoint of the proponents of any new development, the preparation of an environmental statement in parallel with project design provides a useful framework within which environmental considerations and design development can interact. Environmental analysis may indicate ways in which the project can be modified to avoid possible adverse effects, for example through considering more environmentally friendly alternatives. Taking these steps is likely to make the formal regulatory and planning approval stages run more smoothly.

Zielgruppe

regulatory bodies for nuclear safety, environmental and radiation protection involved in the rehabilitation and remediation activities in Russian Federation, decision makers for the remediation actions of the legacy of past with special focus on the North West Russia, personnel working with environmental impact assessment and risk assessment of radioactive waste management, personnel working in technical project management and dealing with practical problems during the rehabilitation and remediation work Science, general, Environment, general, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Environmental Computing/Environmental Modelling, Environmental Law, Environmental Management, Earth, Environmental, NATO, Science, Sciences, Series IV

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strand, Per

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie

Über Autor(innen)

Per Strand, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Osteras, Norway / Malgorzata K. Sneve, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Osteras, Norway / Andrey V. Pechkurov, Federal Service on Ecological, technological and atomic control, Moscow, Russia