National Scale Decision Support Systems. Rapporteur's Report. Part 1: Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling and Related Aspects

1993 ◽  
Vol 50 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
P.H. Gudiksen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion ◽  
Dispersion Modelling ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling

scholarly journals From Containing the Atom to Mitigating Residual Risk: The German Imaginary of Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1302
Author(s):  
Tudor B. Ionescu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Dispersion Models ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion Models ◽  
Nuclear Emergency

Grounded in a social scientific research approach, the present case study traces the shift in the German nuclear regulatory culture from prevention to preparedness, the latter of which builds upon decision support systems for nuclear emergency management. These systems integrate atmospheric dispersion models for tracing radioactive materials released accidentally from nuclear facilities. For atmospheric dispersion modelers and emergency managers, this article provides a critical historical perspective on the practical, epistemic, and organizational issues surrounding the use of decision support systems for nuclear emergency management. This perspective suggests that atmospheric dispersion models are embedded within an entire assemblage of institutions, technologies, and practices of preparedness, which are challenged by the uniqueness of each nuclear accident.

Assigning Value to Clinical Information – A Major Limiting Factor in the Implementation of Decision-Support Systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. T. de Dombal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Major Difficulty ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Computer Aided Decision

AbstractThis paper deals with a major difficulty and potential limiting factor in present-day decision support - that of assigning precise value to an item (or group of items) of clinical information. Historical determinist descriptive thinking has been challenged by current concepts of uncertainty and probability, but neither view is adequate. Four equations are proposed outlining factors which affect the value of clinical information, which explain some previously puzzling observations concerning decision support. It is suggested that without accommodation of these concepts, computer-aided decision support cannot progress further, but if they can be accommodated in future programs, the implications may be profound.

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