Analyzing evacuation versus shelter-in-place strategies after a terrorist nuclear detonation

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1315-1327

  Wein, Lawrence M ^a   Choi, Youngsoo ^b   Denuit, Sylvie ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuation models; nuclear radiation; terrorism

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RESPONSE; EVACUATION MODELS; GROUND-LEVEL; LARGE BUILDINGS; MEDICAL CARE; NUCLEAR DEVICE; NUCLEAR RADIATIONS; OUTREACH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTORS; SEARCH AND RESCUE; SHELTER-IN-PLACE; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS; WASHINGTON;

BUILDINGS; DETONATION; DIES; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TERRORISM; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BASEMENT (BUILDING); NUCLEAR POWER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIVATE SECTOR; SHELTER; STATE ROLE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TERRORISM; VEHICLE COMPONENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 77956642320     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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