A DFM/ATHEANA human failure analysis of a digital control system for a pressurizer

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 605-613

  Pinto, J M O ^a   Frutuoso E Melo, P F ^a   Saldanha, P L C ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c Centro Universitario de Barra Mansa UBM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ERRORS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

CONTROLLED PROCESS; EQUIPMENT FAILURES; FAULT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ERROR ANALYSIS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; HUMAN RELIABILITY; PRIME IMPLICANTS; SYSTEM FAILURES;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 84900008206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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