Probabilistic risk assessment course documentation. Volume 3. System reliability and analysis techniques, Session A - reliability

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6496042

Lofgren, E V

This course in System Reliability and Analysis Techniques focuses on the quantitative estimation of reliability at the systems level. Various methods are reviewed, but the structure provided by the fault tree method is used as the basis for system reliability estimates. The principles of fault tree analysis are briefly reviewed. Contributors to system unreliability and unavailability are reviewed, models are given for quantitative evaluation, and the requirements for both generic and plant-specific data are discussed. Also covered are issues of quantifying component faults that relate to the systems context in which the components are embedded. All reliability terms are carefully defined. 44 figs., 22 tabs.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6496042
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4350/3; SAND-85-1495/3; ON: TI86003268
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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