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Uncertainties related to a risk assessment significantly affect the confidence in the risk results and recommendations obtained. Uncertainties are dependent on the complexity and understanding of the causal and/or logical relationships of quantities and/or events of the real world, and their roles in the decision-making process depend on the adopted decision rules and criteria.
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Rosqvist, T., Tuominen, R. (2004). Precautionary Risk Decision-Making. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_92
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