A Comparative Study of Risk Assessment and Management in theU.S. and Japan

第二次研讨会的主题是“风险评估和 美国和日本的管理层”将继续开展已开始的活动 1984年10月在日本举办了第一次研讨会。 期间 会议上，就防洪，大坝安全， 地下水污染、地震和危险废物控制将 进行检查和比较。 对于每一种情况，评估等领域 不确定性的处理，所使用的技术 用于量化风险函数、数据库状态以及 将讨论信息管理。 建议 将进行所需的研究，并将发表会议记录。

The second workshop on "Comparative Studies of Risk Assessment and Management in the U.S. and Japan" will continue the activities started with the first workshop that took place in Japan, October 1984. During the meeting, case studies on such topics flood control, dam safety, groundwater contamination, earthquake and hazardous waste control will be examined and compared. For each case, areas such as the assessment of probabilistic risk the handling of uncertainty, the techniques used for quantifying risk functions, the status of databases, and the management of information will be discussed. Recommendations for research needed will be made and proceedings will be published.