Risk-informed design changes in a passive decay heat removal system

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-208

  Patalano, Giovanbattista ^a   Apostolakis, George E ^a   Hejzlar, Pavel ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas cooled fast reactors; Passive systems; Reliability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FAST REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; FAILURE PROBABILITY; GAS COOLED FAST REACTORS; LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM FAILURE PROBABILITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 49349109368     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3981     Document Type: Article

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