Incorporation of Markov reliability models for digital instrumentation and control systems into existing PRAs

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

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 269-276

  Bucci, P ^a   Mangan, L A ^b   Kirschenbaum, J ^a   Mandelli, D ^b   Aldemir, T ^b   Arndt, S A ^c  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION; DYNAMIC EVENT TREES (DET); MARKOV RELIABILITY MODELS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA);

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 34047188412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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