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Vrijling, J.K. (author), Wessels, J.F.M. (author), Van Hengel, W. (author), Houben, R.J. (author)The acceptable failure probability of technical structures and systems is studied in this paper. The problem is approached from two points of view : the personal and the societal point of view. The different view points of acceptable risk lead to different criteria, although the basis of both is a cost/benefit analysis. Two trains of thought,...report 1993