Nuclear Safety in Ontario: A Critical Review of Quantitative Analyses |
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Authors: | AD Oxman HS Shannon WJ Garland GW Torrance |
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Institution: | McMaster University, HSC 2C5A, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5. |
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Abstract: | In this article quantitative analyses of CANDU nuclear generating stations are evaluated using an explicit set of criteria derived from a decision-analytic framework. A systematic search was made for relevant analyses, including both risk assessments and economic analyses. Only a small number of scientifically sound quantitative analyses that are being used to make decisions about specific safety measures or projects were located. The availability of scientifically sound quantitative data for making major energy policy decisions is even more limited, and what is available has major shortcomings. The province of Ontario is now heavily dependent on nuclear energy. Given the uncertainties surrounding the health, environmental, economic, and social consequences of nuclear energy, there is a need to assemble the information that is available within a comprehensive decision-making framework, and to decide future energy policies for the province in a public forum from a societal perspective. |
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Keywords: | Economic analysis probabilistic risk assessment nuclear safety energy policy candu generating stations |
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