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- Instructor(s)
- Chiba Satoshi Sagara Hiroshi Omoto Akira Muramatsu Ken Kirimoto Yukihiro Ebisawa Katsumi Homma Toshimitsu
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive ()
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- Course number
- NCL.O603
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/4/6
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Modern society, while taking advantage of the benefit from the advent of science and technology including nuclear energy, need to assess, understand and govern the risks arising from their use. Through the lectures and discussions in this topical area by faculty members and lecturers from outside, students are expected to deepen their understanding of risk and risk management.
Student learning outcomes
To acquire knowledge of risks, risk assessment and risk management as well as the capability to think about risks; and thereby contribute to the Society as a leader in risk management such as by appropriately project, prepare and respond or by appropriate decision-making.
Keywords
Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lectures and Discussions
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Risk and Risk Management | Capacity to discuss what is uncertainty and how to deal with it in decision-making |
| Class 2 | Methodology for Risk Assessment | Capacity to discuss internal/external PRA and areas needing improvements |
| Class 3 | Treatment of Human Factor in Risk Assessment | Capacity to discuss how human reliability is treated in PRA and areas needing improvements |
| Class 4 | Discussion : “Nuclear Energy and Precautionary Principles” and “Risks in the mind of Japanese” | Capacity to discuss what is precautionary principle, how it is applied or not applied to nuclear energy, how should provide evidences & Why the concept of risk was not well developed in Japan |
| Class 5 | Improvements in the Methodology for Better Safety in Light of the Fukushima-Daiichi Accident | Capacity to discuss, relevant to issues for further risk reduction of NPP accident in light of the Fukushima-Daiichi Accident, 1) why actions to cope with these issues were not effectively taken, and 2) what else is necessary to further reduce risks arising from nuclear accident |
| Class 6 | Evaluation and Risk Management of External Event Risks | Capacity to explain key issues and necessary actions in external risk assessment and management |
| Class 7 | Emergency Preparedness and Response to Nuclear Accidents | Capacity to explain key issues and necessary actions in EPR |
| Class 8 | Discussion : “Nuclear Regulation Seen in Light of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident” and “What is Self-regulation by Operators?” | Capacity to explain risk regulation framework by the Government such as compliance-base and performance-base, and what is self-regulation by nuclear operators |
Textbook(s)
Not specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1. G. Apostolakis, C. Lui, M. Cunningham, G. Pangburn, and W. Reckley, “A Proposed Risk Management Regulatory Framework,” NUREG-2150, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2012).
2. ISO 31000 (The International Organization for Standardization 31000) - Risk Management
3. National Research Council of the National Academies, “Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants” Appendix I, The National Academies Press (2014).
Assessment criteria and methods
Understanding of risk and risk management is evaluated by a report.
Related courses
- NCL.F454 ： Safety and Regional Symbiosis for Nuclear Energy
- NCL.U501 ： Nuclear Dojo 1
- NCL.U502 ： Nuclear Dojo 2
- NCL.U601 ： Nuclear Dojo 4
- NCL.N407 ： Nuclear Safety Engineering
- NCL.U605 ： Risk Communication I
- NCL.U606 ： Risk Communication II
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Proficiency in English
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
chiba.satoshi[at]lane.iir.titech.ac.jp
sagara[at]lane.iir.titech.ac.jp
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