Some insights on issues related to specifics of the use of probability, risk, uncertainty and logic in PRA studies

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 281-286

  Serbanescu, Dan ^a  

^a Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Pty Limited   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entropy; Gas cooled reactor; Methods; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; INSTALLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; REACTOR OPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

HUMAN PROCEDURES SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC INSTALLATIONS; UNCERTAINITY;

GAS COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 14844331451     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2005.006124     Document Type: Article

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