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A Nuclear Utility's Views on the Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Author(s) -
Daniels Thomas A.,
Canady K. S.
Publication year - 1984
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.1539-6924.1984.tb00947.x
Subject(s) - probabilistic risk assessment , nuclear power industry , nuclear industry , probabilistic logic , nuclear power , risk assessment , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , nuclear power plant , forensic engineering , computer science , business , nuclear engineering , computer security , artificial intelligence , physics , nuclear physics
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is a relatively new tool in the nuclear industry. The Reactor Safety Study started the present trend of conducting PRAs for nuclear power plants when it was published in 1975. Now, nine years later, those in the industry currently using PRA techniques are frequently asked the same question: Why should the nuclear utility industry, with so many accepted analytical tools already available, invest the time and manpower to develop a new technique with so many uncertainties?