Use of traditional PRA methods for digital system reliability modeling to support regulatory decision-making

9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management 2008, PSAM 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1047-1054

  Kuritzky, A ^a   Chu, T L ^b   Martinez Guridi, G ^b   Yue, M ^b   Lehner, J ^b   Stutzke, M ^a  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital I C; PRA; PRA Methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; DIGITAL SYSTEM; PRA; PRA METHODS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; REGULATORY GUIDANCE; RELIABILITY METHODS; U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84876537976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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