Title :
Important Event-Tree and Fault-Tree Considerations in the Reactor Safety Study
Author :
Levine, Saul ; Vesely, William E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Deputy Director//Office of Regulatory Safety Research//Nuclear Regulatory Commission//Washington, DC 20555 USA.
Abstract :
This article discusses certain key considerations in using event trees and fault trees for risk analyses, as applied in the Reactor Safety Study. The discussions emphasize applications and practical modeling implementation.
Keywords :
Air accidents; Coolants; Fault trees; Fission reactors; Fuels; Inductors; Marine safety; Power generation; Power system modeling; Risk analysis; Event tree; Fault tree; Modeling; Nuclear reactor; Nuclear safety; Risk analysis; Safety;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5215020
