A discussion of the acceptable risk problem

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 11-19

  Vatn, Jørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL DECISION THEORY;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032108915     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00061-6     Document Type: Article

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