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On the Development of Threshold Criteria for Action for Light Water Reactors
Author(s) -
Okrent David,
Baldewicz William L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1982.tb01377.x
Subject(s) - action (physics) , risk analysis (engineering) , light water reactor , environmental science , computer science , reliability engineering , operations research , engineering , nuclear engineering , business , physics , quantum mechanics
A survey of recently proposed threshold criteria for regulatory action on light water reactors (LWRs) is presented together with some commentary. This is followed by a new proposal for threshold action criteria which includes some different risk attributes than are found in previous criteria. Some preliminary risk values are suggested for the criteria and then evaluated in terms of a few hypothetical accident scenarios. Finally, several licensing issues are examined in terms of various threshold action criteria.