Search for dissertations about: "nuclear management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words nuclear management.

  2. 1. Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Management

    Author : Per Wikman-Svahn; John Cantwell; Carl F. Cranor; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; radiation protection; radiological protection; nuclear power; nuclear energy; social issues; ethical issues; ethics; risk; uncertainty; value judgments; precautionary principle; distributive issues; justice; limits; prioritarianism; responsibility; egalitarianism; black swan; black elephant; risk management;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on the assumption that the intersection of moral philosophy and practical risk management is a rewarding area to study. In particular, the thesis assumes that concepts, ideas, and methods that are used in moral philosophy can be of great benefit for risk analysis, but also that practices in risk regulation provide a useful testing ground for moral philosophical theories. READ MORE

  4. 2. On maintenance management of wind and nuclear power plants

    Author : Julia Nilsson; Lina Bertling; Ulf Sandberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : electrical poduction systems; windpower; nuclear power; maintenance management; RCM; RCAM; LCC; mathematical optimization; opportunistic maintenance;

    Abstract : Electrical production in Sweden today is mainly from nuclear and hydro power. However, there is large increase in renewable energy like wind power and the installed new capacity goals are large. Several electrical production sources are important for the sustainability of the energy system. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ethics Beyond Finitude : Responsibility towards Future Generations and Nuclear Waste Management

    Author : Lars Löfquist; Carl-Henric Grenholm; Robert Heeger; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Ethics; Future generations; Nuclear waste; Ethics; Applied ethics; Narrative theory; Self-transcendence; Moral status; Equal opportunities; Etik; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : This dissertation has three aims: 1. To evaluate several ethical theories about responsibility towards future generations. 2. To construct a theory about responsibility towards future generations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Conditional Progress: Technical Rationality and Wicked Problems in Nuclear Waste Management

    Author : Hannes Lagerlöf; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nuclear waste management; science and technology studies; critical constructivism; sociology; technical rationality; reification;

    Abstract : While various states and enterprises have produced nuclear power for decades, that is, demonstrated the functionality of the nuclear fuel cycle from uranium mining to power production, the waste that is simultaneously produced has been provisionally stored awaiting a safe solution. Still, no country has implemented such a solution. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mobilization and Management of Tellurium in Severe Accident Scenarios

    Author : Anna-Elina Pasi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nuclear; gamma irradiation; source term; severe accident; tellurium;

    Abstract : Safety is one of the highest priorities in any industry. In the nuclear industry, safety is in the essence since in case of a nuclear accident, the consequences can be long-lasting, hazardous, and devastating to the public, environment, and the industry. READ MORE