The REPAS study: Reliability evaluation of passive safety systems

International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 245-254

  Ricotti, M E ^a   Bianchi, F ^a   Burgazzi, L ^a   D'Auria, F ^a   Galassi, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS; THERMALHYDRAULICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HEAT SINKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0036388016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICONE10-22414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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