Published 1989 | Version v1
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Safety philosophies in the history of the West German nuclear industry

Creators

  • 1. Bielefeld Univ. (Germany, F.R.)

Description

The article discusses the term 'philosophy' within the framework of the safety debate, examines the philosophy of 'inherent safety' and that of 'power plant siting away from agglomerations', as well as other concepts and approaches in safety engineering, as e.g. the maximum credible accident, the MCA and probabilistic approach, the practice-oriented safety philosophy, and human factors. Participation of the public as a legal requirement is discussed as a means of balancing the interests of various groups of the society, taking into account the possibility of abandoning a technology altogether as an ultimate consequence of the principle of participation of the public. (HSCH)

Abstract (German)

Der Artikel durchleuchtet den Philosophiebegriff im Sicherheitsdiskurs, untersucht die Philosophie der 'inhaerenten Sicherheit' sowie die des 'Sicherheitsabstandes', das Konzept des 'groessten anzunehmenden Unfalls', 'Super-Gau' und Probabilitismus, die Sicherheitsphilosophie der Praktiker sowie den Risikofaktor Mensch. Das Postulat der Oeffentlichkeit ist, dass der Druck der Interessen und vollendeten Fakten durch Gegenkraefte ausbalanciert wird und als moegliche Quintessenz der Sicherheitsbetrachtung auch der Verzicht auf eine bestimmte Technik in Betracht kommt. (HSCH)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (German)
Sicherheitsphilosophien in der Geschichte der bundesdeutschen Atomwirtschaft

Publishing Information

Publisher
Nomos Verlagsges.
Imprint Place
Baden-Baden (Germany, F.R.)
ISBN
3-7890-1639-X
Imprint Title
Nuclear industry and national security
Imprint Pagination
349 p.
Journal Volume
50
Series
Militaer, Ruestung, Sicherheit.
Journal Page Range
p. 91-106.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
20072709
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; HUMAN FACTORS; MAXIMUM CREDIBLE ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY; EUROPE; INDUSTRY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Atomwirtschaft und innere Sicherheit.