title: Parallels of radiation and financial risk management: impacts on public acceptance.
abstract: The financial collapse of 2007 provides an opportunity for a cross-discipline comparison of risk assessments. Flaws in financial risk assessments bear part of the blame for the financial collapse. There may be a potential for similar flaws to be made in radiological risk assessments. Risk assessments in finance and health physics are discussed in the context of a broader view of the risk management environment. Flawed risk assessments can adversely influence public acceptance of radiological technologies, so the importance of quality is magnified.
authors.affiliation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Bldg. 730-1B Rm. 3058, Aiken, SC 29808, USA. mark.hogue@srs.gov
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hogue
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005376:Financial Management; D009042:Motivation; D011639:Public Opinion; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D035502:Trust