A new method to evaluate alternate AC power source effects in multi-unit nuclear power plants

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-172

  Jung, Woo Sik ^a   Yang, Joon Eon ^a   Ha, Jaejoo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternate AC power source; Loss of offsite power; Multi unit nuclear power plant; Station blackout; Swing diesel generator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY;

STATION BLACKOUT (SBO);

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0141682618     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(03)00140-6     Document Type: Article

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