Risk optimization: Siting of nuclear power electricity generating units

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-325

  Margulies, Timothy S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity units; Nuclear power; Risk optimization

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOSSIL FUELS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PROBABILITY; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

ELECTRICITY UNITS; RADIOLOGICAL CODE SYSTEMS; REACTOR SAFETY; RISK OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 4344634454     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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