Key attributes of the SAPHIRE risk and reliability analysis software for risk-informed probabilistic applications

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1151-1164

  Smith, Curtis ^a   Knudsen, James ^a   Kvarfordt, Kellie ^a   Wood, Ted ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; PRA; Probability; PSA; Reliability; Risk assessment; Risk informed; Safety; SAPHIRE; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION; SAPHIRE ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 40949108967     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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