An approach to the application of subjective probabilities in level 2 PSAs

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-156

  Ang, M L ^a   Buttery, N E ^b  

^a NNC Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuclear Electric Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PROGRESSION EVENT TREES; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0031268317     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00145-7     Document Type: Article

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