Evaluating code uncertainty-II: An optimal statistical estimator method to evaluate the uncertainties of calculated time trends

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 186-195

  Prošek, Andrej ^a   Mavko, Borut ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Optimal statistical estimator; Safety analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OPTIMAL STATISTICAL ESTIMATOR (OSE) ALGORITHM; SOFTWARE PACKAGE RELAP/MOD; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0344541699     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT99-A2966     Document Type: Article

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