The risk criteria for assessment of temporary changes in a nuclear power plant

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Čepin, Marko ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Probabilistic safety assessment; Risk criteria; Risk informed decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE RISK CRITERIA; RISK CRITERION; RISK-INFORMED DECISION MAKING; SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

RISK ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35448944679     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00937.x     Document Type: Article

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