Abstract
The Nuclear Emergency (NE) influence domain spreads over a large number of systems of different nature. Nuclear Emergency Plans (NEPs) are usually designed using a top-down approach, establishing a hierarchy working as a command chain. Although this provides advantages in terms of control, it might not be flexible enough to face unpredicted emergent behaviours due to complex interactions among the systems involved. Using a real case study, this work discusses the results of the communication and command chain network analysis to facilitate the assessment of key indicators to improve the NEP: resilience, adaptability and responsiveness.
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Authors have been supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CONSOLIDER CSD2010-00034), Regional Government of Castilla y León (VA056A12-2), BPMSat and University of Valladolid. Special thanks to Delegación del Gobierno en Castilla y León and INSISOC’s colleagues.
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Ruiz Martín, C., Ramírez Ferrero, M., González Álvarez, J., Poza, D. (2014). Complex Networks Applied to Communication Management in Emergency Crisis. In: Hernández, C., López-Paredes, A., Pérez-Ríos, J. (eds) Managing Complexity. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04705-8_37
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