IRSA has collectively published hundreds of peer reviewed articles, books on Biomechanics, warning and labels, and swimming accidents (just to name a few). Moreover, Dr. Solomon has written numerous of reports for RAND and other articles. IRSA has also been featured on televised documentaries and news conferences.

 
 

examplar MEDIA

 

Televised Documentaries and News Conferences

  • Celebrity Crashes, ReelzTV, aired 2017

  • Using Bio-Mechanics to Assess Injuries from Tornadoes, Tornado Alley, Weather Channel, 2015 series

  • RTTV - Russia Today TV – April 18, 2013, “Explosion in West, Texas”

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Big One, NBC News, aired 1987

  • Responding to Nuclear Waste Cleanup, Educational Cable Television, aired 1992

  • Approximately 150 news appearances on television and radio from 1980 through the present

  • Primary topics: Nuclear power plant safety, weapons nonproliferation, anti-terrorism

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PUBLICATIONS

 
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BOOKS & EDITORSHIPS

 

·  Defining the Criteria for Air Bag Activation in Passenger Vehicles, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, authored by Kenneth A. Solomon and Wei-Kuang Chao, 2015, Book

·  Selected Topics in Biomechanical Injuries, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, authored by Kenneth A. Solomon and Anne J. Yatco, 2014, Book

·  The Aquatic Compendium, published by The National Swimming Pool and Spa Foundation, 

co-authored by Kenneth A. Solomon, 2006, Book

 Limiting the Spread of Weapon-Usable Fissile Materials, Brian G. Chow, Kenneth A. Solomon, sponsored by The United States National Defense Research Institute, January 1993, Book

·  Dealing With Uncertainty Arising Out of Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Kenneth A. Solomon, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 1983, Paperback

·  Risk-Cost Assessment Methodology for Toxic Pollutants from Fossil Fuel Power Plants, Rand Corporation, Kenneth A. Solomon, J.G. Bolten, sponsored by Electric Power Research Institute, P. F. Morrison, January 1983, Paperback

·  Monitoring Technologies for Ocean Disposal of Radioactive Waste, published by The Rand Corporation, Kenneth A. Solomon, Mark B. Triplett, January 1982, Book

·  Issues and Problems in Inferring a Level of Acceptable Risk, published by The Rand Corporation, Kenneth A. Solomon, Steven L. Salem, Michael S. Yesley, January 1980, Book

·  Away-From-Reactor Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Factors Affecting Demand, sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy, Kenneth A. Solomon, Patricia M. Dinneen, Mark B. Triplett, January 1980, Book

·  The Index of Harm: A Measure for Comparing Occupational Risk across Industries, sponsored by

·  The Electric Power Research Institute, Kenneth A. Solomon, Stanley Charles Abraham, January 1979, Book

·  International Arrangements for Uranium Enrichment, Marvin Miller, Kenneth A. Solomon, Michael Mihalka, sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy, January 1979, Book

·  Nuclear Reactor Spent Fuel Valuation: Procedure, Applications, and Analysis, Kenneth A. Solomon, sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy, January 1978, Book

·  "A Comparison of Risks In and Around Swimming Pools," Chapter in Aquatic Safety Compendium, Jan. 2005, sponsored by the National Swimming Pool Foundation

·  "The Mechanics of Diving," Chapter in Aquatic Safety Compendium, Jan. 2005, sponsored by the National Swimming Pool Foundation, DVD Format

·  "A Value Impact Method for Improving Automotive Safety," Chapter in Automotive Safety and Litigation, Vol. I, Garland Press, New York, December 1983

·  "Improving Automotive Safety: The Role of Industry, Government, and Driver" Chapter in Risk Assessment & Management, Vol. 5, Plenum Press, New York, 1987

·  "A Value Impact Approach for Regulatory Decision Making" Chapter in  Risk Assessment & Management, Vol. 5, Plenum Press, New York, 1987

·  Guest Editor 

·  Journal of Hazardous Materials, Special Issue on Risk Assessment & Management, Vol. 10 1985

·  Guest Editor 

·  Journal of Hazardous Materials, Special Issue on Risk Regulation, May 1987

·  Guest Editor 

·  Journal of Hazardous Materials, Special Issue on Legislative Issues, June 1988

 

 

RAND

 
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·  Warnings: When do they help; When do they harm? RAND P-7892, Feb., 1995

·  Limiting the Spread of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials, RAND-346-UDDP, 1994

·  An Assessment of The Defense Nuclear Agency Functions, RAND, 1995

·  Plutonium for Japan’s Nuclear Reactor’s: Paying Both the Proliferation and Dollar Price to Assure Long-Term Fuel Supply, RAND MR-186-CC, March 1993.

·  Limiting The Spread of Weapon-Usable Fissile Materials, RAND, MR-346-USDP, November 1993

·  Airport Growth and Safety: A Study of the External Risks of Schiphol Airport and Possible Safety-Enhancement

·  Measures, RAND, MR-288-EAC/VW, 1993.

·  Airport Growth and Safety: Executive Summary of the Schiphol Project, RAND, MR-297-EAC/VW, 1993

·  Swimming Pool Risks: How Do They Compare to Other Accidental Risks? RAND P-7841, November 1993

·  Alternative Sources of Tritium, RAND, MR-205-ACQ, April 1993

·  DoD Spectrum Management Program, DRR-602-C3I

·  Power Options for Space Exploration, a talk presented to the American Nuclear Society, Los Angeles, Sept 1992

·  An Assessment of Deep Fires Alternatives in Third World Countries, RAND Report, 1992

·  Preliminary Thoughts Concerning Potential U.S. Army Threats/Roles, P-7697-A, June 1991

·  Comprehensive Self-Study Report submitted to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in Support of an Application for Reaffirmation of Accreditation, co-authored by a nine person Steering Committee of RGS Faculty and RAND Management, January 1990

·  SEI Project Outreach Evaluations: Space and Surface Power, N-3280-AF/NASA, June 1991

·  An “Adequate Insurance” Appraisal to Critical Dependencies of the Department of Defense, R-3880-USDP, July 1991

·  Generating Tritium in Civilian Nuclear Reactors, The RAND Corporation, N-3203-ACQ, December 1990

·  A Primer on the Production and Use of Tritium, The RAND Corporation, N-3201-ACQ, November 1990

·  Risks to the Civilian Population from the Use of Biological Weapons by Terrorists Groups, N-2776-AFMIC, June 1989

·  Risks to Air Force Bases from the Use of Biological Weapons by Terrorists Groups, N-2777-AF, June 1989

·  Measuring Safety Across Industries , The RAND Corporation, P-7405, Nov 1988

·  Ground Risk Associated With Aircraft Crashes, The RAND Corporation, P-7459, Nov 1987

·  Issues in Swimming Pool Design and Diving Safety, The RAND Corporation, P-7370, Nov 1987

·  Risk Management Practices at the Local, State, and Federal Level, The RAND Corporation, P-7263, Nov 1986

·  Sources of Radioactivity in the Ocean Environment, The RAND Corporation, P-7273, October 1986

·  Alternative Models for Risk Assessment of Toxic Emissions, The RAND Corporation, N-2261-EPRI, April 1985

·  Improving Automotive Safety: The Role of the Industry, the Government, and the Driver, The RAND Corp., P-7069, July 1985 

·  Review of Four Analyses Estimating the Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs) for the Shoreham Nuclear Reactor, The RAND Corporation, N-2353-DOE, August 1985 

·  Dealing With Uncertainty Arising out of Probabilistic Risk Assessment, The RAND Corporation, R-3045-ORNL, Sept 1983 

·  Risk-Cost Assessment Methodology for Toxic Pollutants from Coal-Fired Plants, The RAND Corporation, R-2993-EPRI, June 1983

·  Risk-Management Practices in Local Communities, The RAND Corporation, P-6821, October 1982 

·  Total Cost Estimates for Closing Indian Point, The RAND Corporation, P-6822, September 1982 

·  An Evaluation of Alternative Safety Criteria, The RAND Corporation, N-1806-ORNL, June 1982 

·  Preliminary Survey Of Risk and Safety Offerings at Selected Universities, The RAND Corporation, P-6762, June 1982

·  Estimating The Cost of Closing Down a Nuclear Reactor, The RAND Corporation, R-2857-NYO, Dec 1981

·  Monitoring Technologies For Ocean Disposal of Radioactive Waste, The RAND Corporation, R-2773-NOAA, Dec 1981

·  Scenarios for Evolution of Air Traffic Control, The RAND Corporation, R-2698-FAA, November 1981 

·  The High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor: An Overview of Safety Issues, The RAND Corporation, N-1589-GCRA, December 1980

·  Away from Reactor Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Factors Affecting Demand, The RAND Corporation, R-2558-DOE, August 1980

·  Summary of Issues and Problems in Inferring a Level of Acceptable Risk, The RAND Corporation, P-6519, July 1980 

·  Issues and Problems in Inferring a Level of Acceptable Risk, The RAND Corporation, R-2561-DOE, July 1980 

·  Some Implications of the Three Mile Island Accident on LMFBR Safety and Licensing: The Design Basis Issue, The RAND Corporation, N-1559-DOE, July 1980

·  The Index of Harm: A Measure for Comparing Occupational Risk Across Industries, The RAND Corporation, R-2409-RC, June 1979 

·  Anticipated Transients Without SCRAM for Light Water Reactors: Implica­tions For Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors, The RAND Corporation, N-1188-DOE, June 1979 

·  International Arrangements for Uranium Enrichment, The RAND Corporation, R-2427-DOE, May 1979 

·  Valuation of Nuclear Reactor Spent Fuel Using the HP 67/97 Programmable Calculator, The RAND Corporation, N-1176-DOE, April 1979

·  Procedure for Nuclear Reactor Spent Fuel Valuation, The RAND Corporation, P-6240, November 1978

·  More on Insurance and Catastrophic Events: Can We Expect De Facto Limits on Liability Recoveries? The RAND Corporation, P-5940, March 1978

·  Nuclear Reactor Spent Fuel Valuation: Procedure, Application and Analysis, The RAND Corporation, R-2239-DOE, February 1978

·  Seismic Building Codes for the City of Los Angeles: A Brief Case Study, The RAND Corporation, P-60l8, November 1977

·  Some Comments on De Facto Limits of Liability, P-5885 The RAND Corporation, June 1977

The Light Water Reactor: Development and Commercialization, The RAND Corporation, R-2l80-NSF, May 1977

 

OTHER REPORTS

 

·  Dealing With Uncertainty, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Report No. ORNL/RM-9076, March 1984

·  Final Report: Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-8240, May 1982

·  Executive Summary: Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-8241, May 1982

·  Risk Management Practices in Local Communities: Five Alternatives, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-8242, May 1982

·  Management of Risks Associated With Drinking Water, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-8243, May 1982

·  Classification of Risk: A Taxonomy, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-8245, May 1982

·  Earthquake Ordinances for the City of Los Angeles, California: A Brief Case Study, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7765, October 1977 

·  De Facto Liability Limits, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7732, May 1977 

·  State by State Chemical Risk Assessment Survey, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-76125, December 1976

·  A Methodology for Assessing Aircraft Crash Probabilities, Centre de Development Technolugque, Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Report IGN-126, September 1976 

·  An Assessment of the Risk Due to a Hypothetical Nuclear Accident, NUS Report No.1538, November 1975

·  Risk Associated With Nuclear, Coal, and Oil Fuel Cycles, NUS Report No. 1537, November 1975 

·  Summary of Comments to WASH-1400 (DRAFT), NUS Corporation, NUS Report No. 1502, Sept. 1975

·  Siting of Nuclear Power Plants with Respect to Potential Hazards from Aircraft Impacts, NUS Report

No. 1416, May 1975

·  Development of Flaws in Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7496, February 1975

·  Prediction of Core Auxiliary Cooling System Availability and Reliability, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7495, February 1975

·  Nuclear Power Plant Reliability, Ph.D. Dissertation, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science, Dec 1974

Contributed to 

·  AEC Study WASH-l400, Reactor Safety Study, June 1974

·  Potential Hazards to a Nuclear Reactor from the Random Impact of Meteorites, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7426, March 1974

·  The Risk of Catastrophic Spills of Toxic Chemicals, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7425, March 1974, edited by K.A. Solomon

·  Airplane Crash Risk to Ground Population, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA-ENG-7424, March 1974

MHD Topping Cycles, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL-1200-59, May 1973

·  Methods of Determining Oscillations and Linear Stability of a Nuclear Reactor Using Space Dependent Kinetics, M. S. Thesis, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science, September 197

 

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

 

·  “Air Bag Deployment Criteria,” The Journal of The Forensic Examiner, August 2014http://www.theforensicexaminer.com

·  “Shoulder Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies,” Journal of the American Association of Integrated Medicine, August 2014, link: http://www.aaimedicine.com/blog/2014/08/shoulder-injury-mechanismsand-integrative-medicine-therapies

·  “Ankle Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies,” Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Winter 2012 Spring 2013, pages 54 to 61

·  Effective Examination of the Expert, CLE Authority (MCLE), Pasadena CA. Video Instruction, 2007

·  Types of Knee Injuries & How They Occur, Journal of Forensics, Spring 2005

·  The Threat of Global Nuclear Terrorism, Presented at the International Society of Probabilistic Risk Analysis, at UCLA in May 2001.

·  How Much Plutonium Do We Need: A Case Study - Japan.,  International Journal of Hazardous Material,44 (November 1995) pp1-23

·  Risks to Workers on the Ground from Aircraft CrashesJournal of Occupational Accidents; 1989

·  A Comparison of Occupational Risks Among Industries, Journal of Occupational Accidents; Vol. 11, pp 19-35, 1989

·  Radiation in the Ocean Environment,  Special Issue on Risk Management of the Journal of Hazardous Materials June 1988

·  Estimating the Population Exclusion Zone Around a Nuclear Reactor,  Special Issue on Risk Management of the Journal of Hazardous Materials 1988

·  Alternative Risk Management Practices at the Local, State, and Federal Level of GovernmentSpecial Issue on Risk Management of the Journal of Hazardous Materials Vol. 15- No.1, May 1987

·  Guest Editorial and Introductory Paper on Risk Regulation and Legislation, Special Issue on Risk Management of the Journal of Hazardous Materials March 1987

·  Comparing Alternative Strategies for Improving Automotive SafetyProceedings of the International Society of Risk Analysis meeting held in Washington, D.C., September 1986

·  Value Impact Assessment for Regulatory Decision MakingProceedings of the International Society of Risk Analysis meeting held in Washington, September 1986

·  On the Use of Confidence Intervals in Risk ManagementJournal of Hazardous Materials, (10) 1985

·  Selecting An Optimal Strategy for a Safer Automobile, invited paper presented to the Society for Risk Analysis, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 1985, and printed in the meeting proceedings

·  A Survey of Monitoring Requirements for Sub-Seabed Disposal of Radioac­tive Waste, Journal of Hazardous Materials, (10) 1985, pp. 205-226

·  An Evaluation of Alternative Safety Criteria for Nuclear Power PlantsJournal of Risk Analysis, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1985

·  An Examination of Risk Management at the Local Level of Government, invited paper to Journal of Hazards Prevention, July/August 1985, pp. 12-15

·  Dealing With Reliability and Risk Analysis at the Local LevelJournal of Policy Science, Vol. 16, 1984, pp. 245-265

·  De Facto Liability Limits: Another Look, invited paper,  Journal of Hazard Prevention September 1984

·  Risk Management in Local CommunitiesJournal of Hazard Prevention, July/August 1984

·  How Unique Are the Price Anderson Limitations on Nuclear Accident Liability? Journal of Risk Analysis, Vol. 3, No. 1, December 1983

·  Making Decisions Under Uncertainty, paper presented at American Nuclear Society, Detroit, MI, June 1983

·  Cost of Closing Nuclear Plants: Involuntary vs. Voluntary Closure, invited paper at American Physics Society, Los Angeles, CA, March 1983

·  Quantitative Safety Goals Through More Adequate Risk Management and Risk AssessmentJournal of Reliability Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1983, pp. 65-84

·  Energy for the Future: Facing Radiation Protection Issues, invited paper at WATTec National Energy Conference, Knoxville, TN, February 1983

·  Issues in Perceiving Risk, an invited paper at the Health Physics Society, Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, February, 1983

·  Courses Offered in Risk Analysis, invited paper presented at the Interna­tional Society of Risk Analysis, June 1982 Meeting in Crystal City, VA

·  Assessing the Cost of Closing Down a Nuclear Power Plant: Method and Application, presented at the November 1982 Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, Washington, D.C.

·  Issues In Risk Acceptance, presented at Reliability 1981 Conference, England, May 1, 1981

·  The Index of Harm: A Useful Measure for Comparing Occupational Risks Across IndustriesJournal of Health Physics, Vol. 38, March 1980, 375-381

·  A Procedure for Calculating the Value of Spent Fuel, Transactions, Joint Meeting of the European Nuclear Society and the American Nuclear Society, Hamburg, West Germany, May 1979

·  Spent Reactor Fuel: Policy Implications, Transactions, 1978 Winter Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, Washington, D.C., November

·  Liability Limits and InsuranceHazard Prevention, Vol. 14, No. 5, May/June 1978

·  Power Plant Siting and Aircraft Hazards, Transactions,  ANS/CNS Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 1976

·  Optimal Inspection of Pressure Vessel Welds, Transactions, ANS/CNS Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 1976

·  Analysis of Ground Hazards Due to Aircraft and MissilesHazard Prevention, Vol. 12, No. 4, March/April 1976

·  Pressure Vessel Weld IntegrityNuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 25, December 1975

·  Reliability of the Core Auxiliary Cooling System,  Nuclear, Vol. 34, No. 3, November 1975

·  Additional Comments on Estimate of Hazards to a Nuclear Reactor from the Random Impact of MeteoritesNuclear Technology, Vol. 27, No. 2, November 1975

·  Weld Inspection Procedures, Transactions Third International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMIRT), London Imperial College, September 1975

·  CACS Reliability in the HTGRTransactions ANS Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1975

·  Risk of the Chemical Industry, Hazard Prevention, Vol. 11, No. 5, May/June 1975

·  Airplane Crash ModelHazard Prevention, Vol. 11, No. 3, January/February 1975

·  Estimates of Hazards to Nuclear Reactors from Random Impact of MeteoritesNuclear Technology, January 1975

·  Contingency System Optimization for Nuclear Power Plants, Transactions 1975 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), Washington, D.C., January 1975

·  Fault Tree Analysis of Reactor Systems with Application to the Residual Heat Removal System of a BWR, Transactions ANS Calculational Physics Topical Meeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 1973

·  Nuclear Reactor StabilityTransactions Western-Midwestern Meeting of the Student Branches of the ANS, Pocatello, Idaho, April 1972

·  Linear Stability of Fast and Thermal ReactorsNuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 49, pp. 99-107, 1972

·  “Air Bag Deployment Criteria,” The Journal of The Forensic Examinerg, August 2014. Link: http://www.theforensicexaminer.com

·  “Shoulder Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies,” Journal of the American Association of Integrated Medicine, August 2014. Link: http://www.aaimedicine.com/blog/2014/08/shoulder-injury-mechanismsand- integrative-medicine- therapies

“Ankle Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies,”Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Winter 2012 Spring 2013, pages 54 to 61

 

 
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