Recommendations for a proposed standard for performing systems analysis

Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:298318

LaChance, J ^[1]; Whitehead, D ^[2]; Drouin, M ^[3]

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1. SAIC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)

In August 1995, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a policy statement proposing improved regulatory decision making by increasing the use of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) in all regulatory matters to the extent supported by the state-of-the-art in PRA methods and data. A key aspect in using PRA in risk-informed regulatory activities is establishing the appropriate scope and attributes of the PRA. In this regard, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) decided to develop a consensus PRA standard. The objective is to develop a PRA standard such that the technical quality of nuclear plant PRAs will be sufficient to support risk-informed regulatory applications. The authors present example recommendations for the systems analysis element of a PRA for incorporation into the ASME PRA standard.

• OSTI ID: 298318
• Report Number(s): CONF-981106--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 79; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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STANDARDS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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