The role of precursors in forecasting and forestalling accidents: Lessons to be learned from challenger and Columbia

American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Analysis, PSA 05

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 547-555

  Fragola, Joseph R ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE RESEARCH;

DIFFERING RATIO; FORESTALLING ACCIDENTS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745829377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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