Published June 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Methodology for calculating the expected number of failures of a system undergoing a phased mission

  • 1. Univ of Tenn, Knoxville

Description

A procedure for determining the expected number of failures of systems undergoing phased missions is described. Approximations to this procedure are also presented. The emergency core cooling system of a boiling water reactor is analyzed to demonstrate this methodology. The results of this analysis show that these procedures have practical application and the approximations provide a close estimate to the exact expected number of failures. 10 refs

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Augmented title (English)
BWR

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Sci. Eng.
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Sci. Eng.
Journal Page Range
199-209
ISSN
0029-5639