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JSM 2002 Abstract #300636
Activity Number: 327
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Risk Analysis*
Abstract - #300636
Title: Institutional and Regulatory Issues in the Risk Analysis of Engineered Systems
Author(s): Lee Abramson*+
Affiliation(s): Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Address: , Washington, District of Columbia, 20555, U.S.A.
Keywords: risk analysis ; safety ; uncertainty
Abstract:

Safety and reliability concerns in the design and operation of engineered systems have traditionally been handled by a deterministic approach, e.g., industrial codes and standards and the use of safety factors. In attempting to apply risk analysis concepts and methodology to such systems, industry and government must deal with such issues as stochastic and scientific uncertainty, safety goals, and public perception of risk. Examples are nuclear power plants and a high-level waste repository. This roundtable will discuss some of the approaches taken in the transition from the deterministic to the risk regime, both in government and industry.

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