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In this Special Edition of The Whitepaper — Nicolin Decker presents A Universal Framework for Sediment, Scour, and Internal Erosion Risk in Hydroelectric Dams—a first-of-its-kind, reproducible and treaty-grade standard that unifies engineering, law, and economics. Centered on the Yarlung Tsangpo’s Medog Hydropower Station, the Framework links delta growth → downstream scour → seepage/piping into a single, auditable risk pathway—and then operationalizes mitigation through the Dam Safety Telemetry System (DSTS) with blockchain-anchored chain-of-custody.
Why now: Megadams are scaling in high-relief basins under climate volatility. Fragmented guidance (USACE/ICOLD/UNFC) treats hazards in isolation; this Framework integrates them—governing equations, Monte Carlo ensembles, and FoS thres ...
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The White House National Security CouncilRAND CorporationUnited States Department of State (DOS)MIT Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) & Hydrosystems GroupUSACE Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)National Academy of Engineering (NAE)Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International AffairsChina Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG)Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)Tsinghua University, Department of Hydraulic EngineeringCentral Water Commission (CWC)Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS)National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), RoorkeeMinistry of External Affairs (MEA), Water Diplomacy DivisionHarvard Law School, Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC)Yale School of the Environment / Law School (Joint Water Security Program)International Court of Justice (ICJ)United Nations Office of Legal Affairs