Speaker: Agnieszka Hac-Heimburg, Danish Emergency Management Agency
Description: Complex emergency response requires close collaboration between various organizations and stakeholders, experts and non-experts, which may all hold a different perspective on the nature of risk and employ different coping strategies to deal with the uncertainties. Through our interdisciplinary ATOMEX project, we aim to build shared knowledge on collaboration competences and risk evaluation in order to deal with preparedness complexity in maritime nuclear incidents in the Arctic. In our presentation, we share results from our tabletop exercise carried out during the project and give an example on the use of risk assessment as a part of a discussion-based exercise.
Speaker: Emmi Ikonen, Nord University,
Contributors: Natalia Andreassen and Rune Elvegård, Nord University, Center for Crisis Management and Collaboration
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Affiliation: Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)
Bio: Senior Advisor in the Nuclear Department of DEMA with over 20 years of experience as a physicist and nuclear safety policy advisor. Expert in developing and implementing national policies, providing technical expertise, and specializing in nuclear safety and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR). Responsible for the decision support system ARGOS (Accident Reporting and Guiding Operational System) and representative for the UISE and ECURIE systems. Experienced with nuclear technology, Nuclear Propelled Vessels (NPVs), Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and research reactor operations.
Affiliation: Nord University
Affiliation: Center for Crisis Management and Collaboration, Nord university Business School
Bio: Natalia Andreassen is a professor at the Center for Crisis Management and Collaboration – Nordlab, Nord University Business School. Natalia works with research on emergency response organization, collaboration and learning, maritime and nuclear preparedness in the Arctic. She is lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Safety and Security and External Liaison to Arctic Council Working Group on Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Response. Natalia has a Ph.D. from Nord University and a researcher background from the High North Centre focusing at maritime emergency preparedness in the Arctic.
Bio: Rune Elvegård is an Associate Professor at the Center for Crisis Management and Collaboration – Nordlab, Nord University Business School. He works with the strategic development of emergency preparedness lab, design of emergency preparedness exercise concepts and evaluation. He conducts research on Arctic maritime emergency preparedness, exercise design, complexity and nuclear safety preparedness. Rune has many years of sea going experience, pedagogical and maritime Arctic competence education background.