Published January 1992
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The role of risk assessment in nuclear power plant safety
Description
Nuclear weapons system designers and safety analysts are contemplating broader use of probabilistic risk assessment techniques. As an aid to their understanding, this document summarizes the development and use of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) techniques in the nuclear power industry. This report emphasizes the use of PRA in decision making with the use of case studies. Nuclear weapon system designers and safety analysts, contemplating the broader use of PRA techniques, will find this document useful
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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as DE92007164; NTIS; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 76 p.
- Report number
- SAND--91-1716
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23039837
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ANALYSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; SAFETY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- Contract AC04-76DP00789
- Funding organization
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).