Seria: NOMATEN Hybrid Seminar

Prelegent i afiliacja: Dr. Jason Harris Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Data: December 10th, 2024 / Time: 2 PM

Miejsce: NOMATEN seminar room

Streszczenie: The safety and security of nuclear and radiological materials and their associated facilities share a common objective which is to ensure the protection of the population and the environment from an undue radiological hazard. Historically, many analytical methods have been developed and implemented to support safety- based risk assessment and decision analysis. Adapting and extending risk assessment to nuclear security applications has been limited because of the adaptive nature of adversaries and the lack of historical data of malicious attacks. Given the rising threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism, it is imperative to assess if facilities, such as reactors, universities and medical centers, have the means to fully understand and evaluate the risk of their radioactive sources. In this context, risk assessment is a function of threat, vulnerability and consequences.  This presentation will give an overview of nuclear safety and security risk assessment activities in the Harris research group.  Dr. Harris will discuss the Potential Facility Risk Index (PFRI), nuclear security culture assessment, and the development of human reliability performance methods and tools in nuclear safety and security integration.