Coupling CFAST fire modeling and SAPHIRE probabilistic assessment software for internal fire safety evaluation of a typical TRIGA research reactor

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Safaei Arshi, Saiedeh ^a   Nematollahi, Mohammadreza ^a   Sepanloo, Kamran ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFAST; Core damage frequency; Fire; Research reactor; Safety; SAPHIRE

Indexed keywords

CABLE INSULATION; CARBON FILTERS; CORE DAMAGE; CORE DAMAGE FREQUENCY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EVENT TREES; FIRE COMPARTMENTS; FIRE MODELING; FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM; FIRE RESEARCH; FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION; FIRE SCENARIOS; INPUT DATAS; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENTS; PROBABILISTIC MEASURES; REACTOR SAFETY; SAFETY LEVEL; SAFETY OPERATIONS; SAPHIRE; TRIGA RESEARCH REACTOR;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CORE DISRUPTIVE ACCIDENTS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REACTORS;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 73649143482     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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