Risk sensitivity to human error in the LaSalle PRA (probabilistic risk assessment)

Technical Report · Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7109380· OSTI ID:7109380

Wong, S; Higgins, J; O'Hara, J; Crouch, D; Luckas, W ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)

A sensitivity evaluation was conducted to assess the impact of human errors on the internal event risk parameters in the LaSalle plant. The results provide the variation in the risk parameters, namely, core melt frequency and accident sequence frequencies, due to hypothetical changes in human error probabilities. Also provided are insights derived from the results, which highlight important areas for concentration of risk limitation efforts associated with human performance. 14 refs., 28 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness; Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NRC
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 7109380
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5527; BNL-NUREG--52228; ON: TI90008681
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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