Nuclear Safety

This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of nuclear safety. It explains nuclear safety clearly, placing it in context and covering its main principles, methods and applications. It shows how safety is applied across a wide range of nuclear activities and professional roles. The scientific, technical and regulatory knowledge needed to understand nuclear safety and its context is presented concisely. Step by step, readers are guided through the key concepts and their practical applications, with exercises to test and consolidate their understanding. Do you work in the nuclear sector, or are you about to start working there? This book is for you. It will give you the fundamentals of nuclear safety and help you apply them in your work. Are you a student, or do you work outside the nuclear sector? This book will give you an overview of the nuclear field and its practices. Are you simply curious? This book will enable you to understand the nature of nuclear risk and put it into perspective.

Francis ROY is a nuclear safety expert with experience in France and internationally. After working in technical support to the French Nuclear Safety Authority, he went on to advise a wide range of stakeholders across the nuclear industry. In 2012, he founded SureDyna, an independent nuclear safety consultancy. Drawing on extensive experience in safety assessment and engineering, he helps teams anticipate safety issues, challenge assumptions and develop robust safety demonstrations.