Application of the double-contingency principle within BNFL
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:186584
- British Nuclear Fuels plc., Sellafield, Cumbria (Canada)
Historically, the double-contingency principle has been used for criticality assessment within British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL). This paper outlines what is understood by the double-contingency principle to illustrate how it is applied in criticality safety assessments and to highlight various problem areas that are encountered and, where possible, how they might be solved.
- OSTI ID:
- 186584
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950601-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 96:007006
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 72; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Philadelphia, PA (United States), 25-29 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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