A fuzzy-based reliability approach to evaluate basic events of fault tree analysis for nuclear power plant probabilistic safety assessment

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-29

  Purba, Julwan Hendry ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Failure possibility; Failure probability; Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy sets; Nuclear power plant; Reliability

Indexed keywords

FAILURE POSSIBILITY; FAILURE PROBABILITY; NEW COMPONENTS; OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY APPROACH; RELIABILITY CHARACTERISTICS;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 84897883447     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: 18732100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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