Published 1976
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Application of failure tree analysis to evaluating the reliability of a safeguard system of pressurized water nuclear power plant
Description
Event tree and failure tree analyses were used to calculate the reliability of a reactor safeguard system. Diagrams and information data on system operation were used to lay out an event tree and a failure tree in succession. The latter was then quantized using numerical data on materials failure rates. Critical paths were extracted from the failure tree after numerical calculation have been done. Weak points as regard to reliability were thus emphasized
Availability note (English)
Copies available from Service de Documentation, CEN Saclay, BP No.2, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette (France).Abstract (French)
On a utilise la construction d'arbres d'evenements et d'arbres de defaillance pour evaluer la fiabilite d'un systeme de sauvegarde de reacteur. A l'aide des schemas et renseignements sur le fonctionnement on a trace successivement un arbre d'evenements puis un arbre de defaillance. Le second a ensuite ete quantifie a l'aide de donnees numeriques sur les taux de defaillances des materiels. Les chemins critiques ont ete extraits de l'arbre de defaillance une fois l'evaluation numerique faite. Les points faibles vis-a-vis de la fiabilite ont ainsi ete mis en evidenceAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Application de methodes d'analyse par arbre de defaillances a l'evaluation de la fiabilite d'un systeme de sauvegarde d'une centrale nucleaire a eau pressurisee
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 18 p.
- Report number
- CEA-CONF--3876
Conference
- Title
- One-day meeting on event trees.
- Dates
- 23 Jun 1976.
- Place
- Paris, France.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 8340989
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY
- Descriptors DEC
- NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; REACTORS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS