A survey of dynamic methodologies for probabilistic safety assessment of nuclear power plants

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-124

  Aldemir, Tunc ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemic uncertainties; Probabilistic risk assessment; Probabilistic safety assessment

Indexed keywords

EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; FAILURE EVENTS; FEEDWATER CONTROL SYSTEM; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; STATIC MODELING; STOCHASTIC BEHAVIOR; TIME-DEPENDENT;

FORESTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

FORESTRY; NUCLEAR POWER; PROBABILITY; REACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 84870469904     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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