Processing dynamic scenarios from a reliability analysis of a nuclear power plant digital instrumentation and control system

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1386-1399

  Zio, Enrico ^a   Maio, Francesco Di ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; CLASSIFICATION ,; COOLANT TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION; DYNAMIC RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEMS; FAILURE EVENTS; FAULT SCENARIOS; FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; ILLUSTRATIVE CASE; LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTICS; MONTE CARLO; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESS EVOLUTION; SAFETY THRESHOLD; SAMPLING PROCEDURES; SIMULINK MODELS; SYSTEM STATE;

BISMUTH; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COOLANTS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 69549097624     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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