A review of software-induced failure experience

5th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation Controls, and Human Machine Interface Technology (NPIC and HMIT 2006)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 23-36

  Chu, T L ^a   Martinez Guridi, G ^a   Yue, M ^a   Lehner, J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (NPP); PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA); SOFTWARE-INDUCED FAILURE ANALYSIS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34047110642     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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