Lessons learned from the U.S. nuclear power plant on-line monitoring programs

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 176-189

  Hines, J W ^a   Davis, E ^b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b Edan Engineering Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Fault detection and isolation; On line monitoring; Sensor calibration verification

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODELS; FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION; ON LINE MONITORING; SENSOR CALIBRATION VERIFICATION;

CALIBRATION; CONDITION MONITORING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PRESSURE CONTROL; REDUNDANCY; SENSORS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 23344442258     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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