Published 1976
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Decision theory applied to rare events
Description
The decision theory that is more or less dedicated to reinforce the basis of classical statistics, seems to have reached an opposite results, strongly justifying Bayesian methods. This may lead to remove reserves to the use of probabilistic and 'statistic' methods in the case of rare events. However, a thorough examination of the theory's concepts and axioms leads to requirements that may be difficult to satisfy in the framework of the definition itself of rare events. A collective effort to respond to these requirements would be extremely desirable; it could contribute to enhance the present situation through a better consensus on risk assessment
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Sur la theorie de le decision applique aux evenements rares
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the meeting of a task force on problems of rare events in the reliability analysis of nuclear power plants
- Imprint Pagination
- 341 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 160-179
- Report number
- NEA-CSNI-R--1976-10
Conference
- Title
- Meeting of a task force on problems of rare events in the reliability analysis of nuclear power plants
- Dates
- 8-10 Jun 1976
- Place
- Ispra (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD (NEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD (NEA)
- INIS RN
- 41073107
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S42: ENGINEERING; S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCULATION METHODS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR SAFETY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS