ABSTRACT

The current trend in the industrial development is towards large, centralized production units, and consequently there is an increasing potential for severe accidents. This in turn creates an increasing demand on methods for systematic risk analysis and, in the case of release of the accident potential, means for effective emergency management. At the same time, there is a dramatic development within electronic information technology and, quite naturally, widespread efforts to exploit this technology in the design of systems for support of systematic risk analysis, decision support systems for operating crews during plant disturbances and accident control, and for support of the general emergency management organization.