Probabilistic Safety Assessment of WWER440 Reactors Prediction, Quantification and Management of the Risk /

• Main Author: Kovacs, Zoltan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Energy.; Nuclear energy.; Probabilities.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Nuclear Energy.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.

The aim of this book is to summarize probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) of nuclear power plants with WWER440 reactors and  demonstrate that the plants are safe enough for producing energy even in light of the Fukushima accident. The book examines level 1 and 2 full power, low power and shutdown P...