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| Title | Limit of error - who needs it |
| Creator/Author | Ferris, Y.M. |
| Publication Date | 1980 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7089258 |
| Report Number(s) | RFP-3078 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC04-76DP03533 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Research Org | Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (USA). Energy Systems Group |
| Subject | 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; INVENTORIES; ERRORS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; SHIPPER-RECEIVER DIFFERENCES; MATERIAL BALANCE; MANAGEMENT |
| Description/Abstract | The regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the orders of the Department of Energy (DOE) require that a limit of error (LE) be calculated for inventory differences (ID), for shipper/receiver differences, for transfer of nuclear materials and for almost any other item requiring a measurement. With such important governmental bodies as the NRC and DOE requiring such an expensive, time-consuming, labor intensive effort, the immediate reaction is that LE must be a really powerful tool for decision making - maybe even the most powerful tool. There is even a strong temptation to equate this requirement with the statistician's request that every measurement be accompanied by a standard deviation so that the user knows how to evaluate the value of the measurement. There is a further temptation to assume that by calculating a LEID for every facility, one creates a standard of comparison for all facilities. There is the ultimate temptation to believe that if the inventory difference or shipper/receiver difference is within the LE there is absolutely nothing to worry about. While some truth exists in each of the above premises, there is a real risk in blindly comparing LE's, quoting them to explain inventory differences, or even requiring them. This paper endeavors to explain what a limit of error is, what it can be useful for, what it should be used for and who needs it for what purposes. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 9 |
| Availability | NTIS, PC A02/MF A01. |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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