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Using Systems Theory to Address Complex Challenges to International Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation
Author(s) -
Williams Adam D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2018.00505.x
Subject(s) - hierarchy , work (physics) , spent nuclear fuel , risk analysis (engineering) , transportation infrastructure , set (abstract data type) , transport engineering , computer security , engineering , business , computer science , operations research , international trade , political science , law , nuclear engineering , mechanical engineering , programming language
Simply looking at a world map suggests new, more complex set of risks and threats will challenge successful international spent nuclear fuel (SNF) transportation operations. Whether related to multimodal transfers of SNF casks or inconsistency in multijurisdictional control measures, international SNF transportation represents a clear example of new threats and risk stemming from a multifaceted, globalized operating environment. In response to recent work out of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) suggesting that new, system‐theoretic analysis techniques better ensure safe, secure and safeguarded international transportation of SNF, this paper explores the ability of basic systems theory concepts—interdependence, hierarchy and emergence—to better understand and address these complexities in system analysis.