The characterization of uncertainty in probabilistic risk assessments of complex systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 119-126

  Parry, Gareth W ^a,b  

^a NUS Corp   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PROBABILITY RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030290227     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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