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Robert J. Budnitz
Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Publications - 54
Citations - 1348
Robert J. Budnitz is an academic researcher from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nuclear power & Energy source. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 53 publications receiving 1259 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Budnitz include Nuclear Regulatory Commission & Harvard University.
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Recommendations for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis: Guidance on uncertainty and use of experts
TL;DR: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) is a methodology that estimates the likelihood that various levels of earthquake-caused ground motion will be exceeded at a given location in a given future time period.
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Use of Technical Expert Panels: Applications to Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis*
Robert J. Budnitz,George E. Apostolakis,David M. Boore,Lloyd S. Cluff,Kevin J. Coppersmith,C. Allin Cornell,Peter A. Morris +6 more
TL;DR: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) is a methodology that estimates the likelihood that various levels of earthquake-caused ground motions will be exceeded at a given location in a given future time period as mentioned in this paper.
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Risk Assessment Review Group Report to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Harold W. Lewis,Robert J. Budnitz,W. D. Rowe,H. J. C. Kouts,F von Hippel,W. B. Loewenstein,F. Zachariasen +6 more
TL;DR: The Risk Assessment Review Group was organized by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on July 1, 1977, with four elements to its charter: (1) Clarify the achievements and limitations of WASH-1400, the "Rasmussen Report." (2) Assess the peer comments thereon, and responses to those comments.
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Exploring the Competitive Potential of Magnetic Fusion Energy: The Interaction of Economics with Safety and Environmental Characteristics
John P. Holdren,D.H. Berwald,Robert J. Budnitz,Jimmy G. Crocker,J. G. Delene,Ron D. Endicott,Mujid S. Kazimi,Robert A. Krakowski,B. Grant Logan,K.R. Schultz +9 more
TL;DR: The Senior Committee on Environmental, Safety, and Economic Aspects of Magnetic Fusion Energy (ESECOM) summarizes its recent assessment of magnetic fusion energy's prospects for providing energy with economic, environmental, and safety characteristics that would be attractive compared with other energy sources available in the time frame of the year 2015 and beyond.
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A Framework for Linking Community-Resilience Goals to Specific Performance Targets for the Built Environment:
TL;DR: In this paper, an important task in the effort to improve the resilience of communities to both natural and man-made disasters involves rethinking the current approach for designing individual components within a community.