Markov models for evaluating risk-informed in-service inspection strategies for nuclear power plant piping systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-45

  Fleming, Karl N ^a  

^a Technology Inisights   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow accelerated corrosion; Hazard rate; Leak before break; Markov models; Piping system reliability; Probabilistic fracture mechanics; Risk informed inservice inspection; Stress corrosion cracking; Uncertainty quantification

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPING SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

INFORMED INSERVICE INSPECTION;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0242691798     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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