Probabilistic safety assessment improves surveillance requirements in technical specifications

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-77

  Cepin M ^a   Mavko, B ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY TESTING;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SAFETY; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0031119917     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00138-X     Document Type: Article

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