HVAC fault tree analysis for WIPP integrated risk assessment

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6123648

Kirby, P; Iacovino, J

In order to evaluate the public health risk from operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) due to potential radioactive releases, a probabilistic risk assessment of waste handling operations was conducted. One major aspect of this risk assessment involved fault tree analysis of the plant heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which comprise the final barrier between waste handling operations and the environment. 1 refs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 6123648
• Report Number(s): CONF-900608-54; ON: DE91011475
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting, Nashville, TN (USA), 10-14 Jun 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
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