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[Course Number] ENNU 651 [Course Description] The topics covered are: why study risk, sources of risk, probabilistic risk assessment procedure, factors affecting risk acceptance, statistical risk acceptance analysis, psychometric risk acceptance, perception of risk, comparison of risks, consequence analysis, risk benefit assessment. Several examples such as risk analysis performed for light water reactors, liquid metal fast breeder and high temperature reactors, risks for nuclear material transportation, chemical industry, and dams will be presented and discussed. Several problems of interest will be analyzed and studied in the form of class projects on risk management concepts. Also covered are: Forms of Communication, Basic Rules of Risk Communication, Elements of Effective Risk Communication, Risk Perception. [Times Offered per Year] 1 [Course Title] 
Risk and Performance Based Technologies
Core courses and elective classes. Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program, University of Maryland
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