On comparing PRA results with operating experience

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-199

  Martz, Harry F ^a   Picard, Richard R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAMPLING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN METHODS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031988696     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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