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Does a Reactor Need a Safety Backfit? Case Study on Communicating Decision and Risk Analysis Information to Managers
Author(s) -
Brown Rex V.,
Ulvila Jacob W.
Publication year - 1988
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/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01180.x
Subject(s) - risk analysis (engineering) , decision analysis , context (archaeology) , commission , risk communication , decision support system , risk management , risk assessment , business , computer science , computer security , finance , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , biology
An approach to communicating decision and risk analysis findings to managers is illustrated in a real case context. This article consists essentially of a report prepared for senior managers of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to help them make a reactor safety decision. It illustrates the communication of decision analysis findings relating to technical risks, costs, and benefits in support of a major risk management decision: whether or not to require a safety backfit. Its focus is on the needs of decision makers, and it introduces some novel communication devices.