Multiattribute Risk Analysis in Nuclear Emergency Management

@article{Hmlinen2000MultiattributeRA,
  title={Multiattribute Risk Analysis in Nuclear Emergency Management},
  author={Raimo P. H{\"a}m{\"a}l{\"a}inen and Mats R. K. Lindstedt and Kari Sinkko},
  journal={Risk Analysis},
  year={2000},
  volume={20}
}
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… 
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