Computerised Decision Support Systems for the management of freshwater radioecological emergencies: Assessment of the state-of-the-art with respect to the experiences and needs of end-users

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-127

  Hofman, D ^a   Monte, L ^b   Boyer, P ^c   Brittain, J ^d   Donchyts, G ^e   Gallego, E ^f   Gheorghiu, D ^g   Hakanson L ^h   Heling, R ⁱ   Kerekes, A ^j   Kocsy, G ^j   Lepicard, S ^k   Slavik, O ^l   Slavnicu, D ^g   Smith, J ^m   Zheleznyak, M ⁿ  

^a Consultant ^*  (Sweden)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^g National Institute R and D for Laser   (Romania)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^j National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene Budapest   (Hungary)

^k Centre d Étude sur i Évaluation de la Protection dans le Domaine Nucléaire   (France)

^l VUJE   (Slovakia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Nasu   (Ukraine)

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Author keywords

Countermeasure effectiveness; Decision support systems; Freshwater ecosystems; Nuclear emergency management; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

COUNTERMEASURE EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION SUPPORTS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NUCLEAR EMERGENCIES; RADIONUCLIDES;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DISASTERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RATING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

FRESH WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

DATA MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; COMPUTERISED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; FRESH WATER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION MONITORING; SOFTWARE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 78651239656     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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