Dynamic generation of accident progression event trees

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3457-3467

  Hakobyan, Aram ^a   Aldemir, Tunc ^a   Denning, Richard ^a   Dunagan, Sean ^b   Kunsman, David ^b   Rutt, Benjamin ^a   Catalyurek, Umit ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; PROBABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEMS; BRANCHING TIMES; CASE STUDIES; DYNAMIC EVENTS; DYNAMIC GENERATIONS; EVENT TREES; PRESSURIZED WATERS; SEVERE ACCIDENTS; SOFTWARE TOOLS; STATION BLACKOUTS; TIME CONSUMING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 55049108215     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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