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Citation

Lv Y, Huang GH, Guo L, Li YP, Dai C, Wang XW, Sun W. J. Hazard. Mater. 2012; 246-247: 234-244.

Affiliation

School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China; Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada. Electronic address: lvyying@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.009

PMID

23314394

Abstract

Nuclear emergency evacuation is important to prevent radioactive harms by hazardous materials and to limit the accidents' consequences; however, uncertainties are involved in the components and processes of such a management system. In the study, an interval-parameter joint-probabilistic integer programming (IJIP) method is developed for emergency evacuation management under uncertainties. Optimization techniques of interval-parameter programming (IPP) and joint-probabilistic constrained (JPC) programming are incorporated into an integer linear programming framework, so that the approach can deal with uncertainties expressed as joint probability and interval values. The IJIP method can schedule the optimal routes to guarantee the maximum population evacuated away from the effected zone during a finite time. Furthermore, it can also facilitate post optimization analysis to enhance robustness in controlling system violation risk imposed on the joint-probabilistic constraints. The developed method has been applied to a case study of nuclear emergency management; meanwhile, a number of scenarios under different system conditions have been analyzed. It is indicated that the solutions are useful for evacuation management practices. The result of the IJIP method can not only help to raise the capability of disaster responses in a systematic manner, but also provide an insight into complex relationships among evacuation planning, resources utilizations, policy requirements and system risks.


Language: en

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