title: A decision-support system for off-site nuclear emergencies.
abstract: In the case of a nuclear emergency, quick, well-founded decisions must be made about the type of protective action, its region of application, and initiation time. These typically are tasks for computer-based systems. Even with emergency-preparedness, exercises, and training, the decision-support system is one of great importance. This paper describes a decision-support system recently developed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy; it can optimally rank actions during the early phase of an accident using multiattribute utility analysis, and for the intermediate and later phases by cost-benefit analysis. This system runs both on MICRO VAX II and PC systems.
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, Peoples' Republic of China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yihua
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tiefu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Honghui
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yongxing
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xinzeng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011210:Power Plants; D011835:Radiation Protection; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release