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The economic and socio-environmental impacts of nuclear accidents vis-à-vis wildfires : A cross- disaster class comparative risk study
Wildfires happen quite frequently and share many similarities with nuclear accidents. Following a nuclear core meltdown and breach of the containment, radioactive material (fission products) are released to the environment, transporting in a plume, and affecting the neighboring communities with potentially carcinogenic radiations. Similarly, the moving wildfires generate toxic chemicals in different forms, which are transported by the winds, exposing the land and the population to many carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, formaldehyde, phenols, and heavy metals. Moreover, both wildfires and radioactive releases trigger large-scale evacuations and social disruptions in the affected regions. Furthermore, areas contaminated by wildfires and nuclear releases require several years – and sometimes decades – to recover (e.g. decontamination vs reforestation/cleaning). This master’s thesis aims to compare the economic and socio-environmental impacts of nuclear accidents vis-à-vis wildfires.
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This thesis will be mainly supervised by Dr. Ali Ayoub, with the help of Prof. Haruko Wainwright, and Prof. Giovanni Sansavini. The student may choose to travel to the US and spend some time working from MIT as a part of this project. Please contact Dr. Ali Ayoub (aliayoub@mit.edu) for application.
This thesis will be mainly supervised by Dr. Ali Ayoub, with the help of Prof. Haruko Wainwright, and Prof. Giovanni Sansavini. The student may choose to travel to the US and spend some time working from MIT as a part of this project. Please contact Dr. Ali Ayoub (aliayoub@mit.edu) for application.