Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment Publication

The Tohoki TsunamiWoody Epstein and Philip Watts have released a new presentation on the Tohoku Tsunami on Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment

The presentation includes a probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Simulation of Fukushima Daiichi, an explanation of the new PerfectWave® software, the revelation of how many Japanese nuclear power plants are exposed similarly, and the probability of when this should happen again.  They also address the difference between a Seismic PRA and a Tsunami PRA.

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Woody is best known for his risk assessment software, Riskman ®, and his work on the risk assessment of the Abandoned Chemical Weapons in China.