Introduction

Prabhakar V. Varde () and Michael G. Pecht ()
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Prabhakar V. Varde: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Michael G. Pecht: University of Maryland

Chapter Chapter 1 in Risk-Based Engineering, 2018, pp 1-13 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The traditional approach to design, operation, and regulation for complex engineering systems in general and nuclear systems, in particular, has been deterministic in nature where safety principles that mainly include, defense in depth, fail-safe criteria, redundancy, and diversity form the basic framework. Given the competitive market conditions in this era of globalization, nuclear systems have to have a strategy where it meets the market demand effectively without comprising safety. The major goal here is to realistically understand the available engineering margins and associated uncertainties to meet safety and availability goals and make these systems more sustainable.

Keywords: Fail-safe Criteria; Marginal Technology; Complex Engineering Systems; Availability Goals; Core Damage Frequency (CDF) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0090-5_1

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