probabilistic risk assessment

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probabilistic risk assessment

Also known as: PRA

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The Reactor Safety Study of 1972–75
…study involved the application of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) techniques for the first time on a system as complex as a large nuclear power reactor. Also for the first time, the study compared the risk of a nuclear power plant accident with other events such as natural disasters and human-caused…
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…study involved the application of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) techniques for the first time on a system as complex as a large nuclear power reactor. Also for the first time, the study compared the risk of a nuclear power plant accident with other events such as natural disasters and human-caused…
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