The increase in the thyroid cancer incidence in France observed over the last 20 years has raised public concern about its association with the 1986 nuclear power plant accident at Chernobyl. At the request of French authorities, a first study sought to quantify the possible risk of thyroid...

The paper evaluates the socioeconomic impact of one of the biggest disasters in the world history — the triple March 2011 disaster involving earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident — on the Japanese agriculture and food sector. First, a framework of the analysis is outlined. Second, a brief...

Using life satisfaction as a direct measure of individual utility has become popular in the empirical economic literature. In this context, it is crucial to know what circumstances or changes the measure is sensitive to. Is life satisfaction a volatile concept that is affected by minor changes...

Using life satisfaction as a direct measure of individual utility has become popular in the empirical economic literature. In this context, it is crucial to know what circumstances or changes the measure is sensitive to. Is life satisfaction a volatile concept that is affected by minor changes...

The IMPAM-VVER project dealt with the following safety issue identified in recent VVER safety studies: Is it always possible to depressurise a VVER nuclear power plant (NPP) efficiently enough down to the operating pressure of the low-pressure safety injection (LPSI) system and thus ensure...