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Multiattribute Risk Analysis in Nuclear Emergency Management
Author(s) -
Hämäläinen Raimo P.,
Lindstedt Mats R. K.,
Sinkko Kari
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/0272-4332.204044
Subject(s) - facilitator , risk analysis (engineering) , risk management , population , process (computing) , emergency management , decision analysis , business , computer science , operations research , engineering , political science , medicine , economics , environmental health , mathematical economics , finance , law , operating system
Radiation protection authorities have seen a potential for applying multiattribute risk analysis in nuclear emergency management and planning to deal with conflicting objectives, different parties involved, and uncertainties. This type of approach is expected to help in the following areas: to ensure that all relevant attributes are considered in decision making; to enhance communication between the concerned parties, including the public; and to provide a method for explicitly including risk analysis in the process. A multiattribute utility theory analysis was used to select a strategy for protecting the population after a simulated nuclear accident. The value‐focused approach and the use of a neutral facilitator were identified as being useful.