Approaches to acceptable risk: a critical guide

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5045395· OSTI ID:5045395

Fischhoff, B.; Lichtenstein, S.; Slovic, P.; Keeney, R.; Derby, S.

Acceptable-risk decisions are an essential step in the management of technological hazards. In many situations, they constitute the weak (or missing) link in the management process. The absence of an adequate decision-making methodology often produces indecision, inconsistency, and dissatisfaction. The result is neither good for hazard management nor good for society. This report offers a critical analysis of the viability of various approaches as guides to acceptable-risk decisions. This report seeks to define acceptable-risk decisions and to examine some frequently proposed, but inappropriate, solutions. 255 refs., 22 figs., 25 tabs.

• Research Organization: Decision Research, Eugene, OR (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5045395
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-1614; ORNL/Sub-7656/1; ON: TI86002783
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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