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Common-mode/common-cause failure: a review and a bibliography

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6016182
The CM/CC failure phenomenon and a bibliography of the literature are presented. Initial philosophical considerations are presented, and interpretations of various definitions are examined. Classes of CM/CC failures are compiled, and the defenses against such failures and their weaknesses are surveyed. Some regulatory considerations and operating experiences are touched upon briefly. Finally, current trends in analytical treatments and reliability analysis methodology for this phenomenon are presented.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6016182
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-0566; ORNL/NUREG/NSIC-148
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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