Notes on the implementation of non-parametric statistics within the westinghouse realistic large break LOCA evaluation model (ASTRUM)

Proceedings of the 2006 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP'06

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 1059-1065

  Frepoli, Cesare ^a   Oriani, Luca ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

PEAK CLADDING TEMPERATURE (PCT); TRIAL NUMBERS; WESTINGHOUSES;

STATISTICS;

EID: 33845742122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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