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Multiattribute risk analysis in nuclear emergency management.

R P Hämäläinen·M R Lindstedt·K Sinkko
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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.

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CommunicationDecision MakingDecision Support TechniquesDisaster PlanningHealth PolicyHealth PrioritiesHealth PromotionHumansModels, BiologicalOnline SystemsRadiation ProtectionRadioactive Hazard ReleaseRisk AssessmentSafetyJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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R P Hämäläinen, M R Lindstedt, K Sinkko. 2000. Multiattribute risk analysis in nuclear emergency management.. https://doi.org/10.1111/0272-4332.204044

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