Facts and Myths about Nuclear Power Radiation Risk, Green Tech, Page 36
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RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk assessment is in general the process of identification of:
the source of risk (be it an industrial installation,
a motor car or a toxic substance);
the possible adverse biological consequences of
exposure to the source;
the quantitative relationship between the degree of harm
and the exposure (dose-response and dose-effect);
quantification and characterization of other types
of harm such as economic losses;
at least qualitative characterization of non-quantifiable
harm such as social impairment and anxiety.
Risks are usually assessed for a specific purpose,
namely to improve the basis for decision making PS40.c dr
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