Integrated deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis for safety assessment of nuclear power plants

Di Maio, Francesco; Zio, Enrico; Smith, Curtis; Rychkov, Valentin

doi:10.1155/2015/136940

Title: Integrated deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis for safety assessment of nuclear power plants

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The present special issue contains an overview of the research in the field of Integrated Deterministic and Probabilistic Safety Assessment (IDPSA) of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Traditionally, safety regulation for NPPs design and operation has been based on Deterministic Safety Assessment (DSA) methods to verify criteria that assure plant safety in a number of postulated Design Basis Accident (DBA) scenarios. Referring to such criteria, it is also possible to identify those plant Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) and activities that are most important for safety within those postulated scenarios. Then, the design, operation, and maintenance of these “safety-related” SSCs and activities are controlled through regulatory requirements and supported by Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA).

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^[1]; Zio, Enrico ^[2]; Smith, Curtis ^[3];

^[4]

Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy); Fondation EDF, Centrale Supelec, Paris (France)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
EDF R&D, Clamart Cedex (France)

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1223305

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations (Print)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations (Print); Journal Volume: 2015; Journal ID: ISSN 1687-6075

Publisher:: Hindawi

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS

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                    Di Maio, Francesco, Zio, Enrico, Smith, Curtis, and Rychkov, Valentin. Integrated deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis for safety assessment of nuclear power plants.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Di Maio, Francesco, Zio, Enrico, Smith, Curtis, and Rychkov, Valentin. Mon .  
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  abstractNote = {The present special issue contains an overview of the research in the field of Integrated Deterministic and Probabilistic Safety Assessment (IDPSA) of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Traditionally, safety regulation for NPPs design and operation has been based on Deterministic Safety Assessment (DSA) methods to verify criteria that assure plant safety in a number of postulated Design Basis Accident (DBA) scenarios. Referring to such criteria, it is also possible to identify those plant Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) and activities that are most important for safety within those postulated scenarios. Then, the design, operation, and maintenance of these “safety-related” SSCs and activities are controlled through regulatory requirements and supported by Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA).},

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