Best estimate safety analysis for nuclear power plants : uncertainty evaluation.

Deterministic safety analysis is an important tool for confirming the adequacy and efficiency of provisions within the defense in depth concept for the safety of nuclear power plants (NPPs). IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-1.2 and Safety Reports Series No. 23 recommend, as one of the options f...

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Corporate Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008.
Series:Safety reports series ; no. 52.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Discussion of uncertainties in IAEA safety standards
  • Overview of uncertainty methods
  • Qualification of evaluation methods
  • Suggestions for application of methods
  • Current trends
  • Conclusions.