Nuclear Danger and Disaster Management: Situation Assessment for Turkey

Nuclear hazards can be defined as fragmentation of the atom or the unfolding of energy generated by the combination of two atoms and influencing the environment. Nuclear hazards can arise as accidents that may occur in facilities where radioactive materials are kept. In these facilities, there are natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and tsunamis as well as human errors that are not predictable among the causes of the accidents. In such an event, a number of vital actions need to be taken, such as stopping the release of radiation and preventing exposure to radiation. The success of this process, which includes actions to be carried out in a limited time frame and with limited opportunities, depends on the effectiveness of the preparatory work towards pre-disaster protection. On the other hand, geographic information system (GIS) based decision support systems are needed for organization of actions