Evaluation of Evacuation Strategies According to the Travel Demand: The Case of Nuclear Research Reactor HANARO’s EPZ

Bongseok Kim, Hyeonmyeong Jeon and Bongsoo Son
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Bongseok Kim: Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Team, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111, Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, Korea
Hyeonmyeong Jeon: Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Bongsoo Son: Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: In the event of a nuclear accident, evacuation is the most effective protective action for the public. During the evacuation, total travel time is a key measure to protect the public because it is directly related to the public’s radiation exposure. Thus, strategies that reduce the total travel time are needed for a safer nuclear emergency plan. Many studies on evacuation strategies so far have suggested the methodology of effective routing decisions or delay management. Despite the application of those strategies during evacuation, the effectiveness of those strategies, in reality, varies depending on the level of travel demand. In this study, evacuation strategies based on travel demand levels were evaluated based on the case of the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of HANARO, the nuclear research reactor in the Republic of Korea. As a result, it was confirmed that effective evacuation strategies could be applied differently according to travel demand levels.

Keywords: nuclear accident; emergency evacuation; evacuation strategies; travel demand; total travel time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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