A historical overview of probabilistic risk assessment development and its use in the nuclear power industry: A tribute to the late Professor Norman Carl Rasmussen

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-285

  Keller, William ^a   Modarres, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

History of PRA; Norman C. Rasmussen; PRA; Probabilistic risk assessment; Rasmussen study; Reactor safety study, RSS; Risk informed regulation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

HISTORY OF PRA; NORMAN C. RASMUSSEN; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA); RASMUSSEN STUDY; REACTOR SAFETY STUDY; RISK INFORMED REGULATION; RSS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 15944405297     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.08.022     Document Type: Article

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