Does a Reactor Need a Safety Backfit? Case Study on Communicating Decision and Risk Analysis Information to Managers |
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Authors: | Rex V Brown Jacob W Ulvila |
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Institution: | Decision Science Consortium, Inc., 1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 300, Reston, Virginia 22091. |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | decision analysis risk management communication nuclear regulation |
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