Challenges in using a probabilistic safety assessment in a risk informed process (illustrated using risk informed inservice inspection)

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-255

  Chapman, James R ^a   Dimitrijevic, Vesna B ^a  

^a Duke Engineering and Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure boundary failures; Probabilistic safety assessment; Risk informed inservice inspection

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PROBABILITY SAFETY ASSESSMENT (PSA);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0033102190     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(98)00040-4     Document Type: Article

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