Application of Blockchain Technology for Assuring Transparency and Authenticity of Nuclear Safety Information

The transparency of nuclear safety information will provide NGO, experts and local community, opportunities to function as independent safety watchdogs. However, both data security and authenticity present critical challenge to the transparency policy of Nuclear Safety Security Committee. In this thesis, it is shown that blockchain methodology can be applied to overcome the challenges by a case study. In addition, institutional oversight of transparency and authenticity is proposed to involve the National Assembly and public stakeholders, based on lessons learned from U.S. and French experiences. With this unique combination of technology, policy and institutional system, it has been shown that the safety information confidentiality, transparency and authenticity can be instrumental to preventing recurrence of similar incident though the eliminate of root cause and hence to improving national confidence in safety and security of nuclear reports. This system is expected to help prevent the recurrence of similar incidents, and counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items(CFSI) through a root cause elimination