Recent applications of PSA for managing nuclear power plant safety

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 367-425

  Wall, Ian B ^a   Haugh, John J ^b   Worlege, David H ^a  

^a EPRI ^*  (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); COSTS; DECISION THEORY; MAINTENANCE; PROBABILITY; REACTOR OPERATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAFETY FACTOR;

MAINTENANCE COST; OPERATING COST; REACTOR SAFETY; SAFETY DESIGN;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0035213620     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(01)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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