A Bayesian method for using simulator data to enhance human error probabilities assigned by existing HRA methods

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-40

  Groth, Katrina M ^a   Smith, Curtis L ^b   Swiler, Laura P ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Human performance data; Human reliability analysis (HRA); Nuclear power plant; Simulator data

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; INFERENCE ENGINES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATORS;

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; HUMAN ERROR PROBABILITY; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER PLANT SIMULATOR; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY ASSIGNMENT;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 84899670220     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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