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Development of insights from PRAs for non-PRA people

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:7043809
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  1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (United States)
A probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of the Savannah River K-Reactor was completed in 1990. The PRA estimated the frequency of core damage accidents caused by operational occurrences during power operation of the reactor. The US Department of Energy (DOE) requested Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) to prepare guidance based on the PRA for use by DOE personnel at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The document had the purpose of informing the DOE system engineers and site representatives about how the information in the PRA might be used to help guide their activities. Opportunities existed to develop a document somewhat different than those developed previously by other programs. The opportunities existed because the audience is different: the principal audience for the document consists of DOE engineers who have continuing oversight responsibility for activities performed by the operating contractor at the K-Reactor, but who may not be knowledgeable about PRA.
OSTI ID:
7043809
Report Number(s):
CONF-920606--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 65
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English