Citation

Fleming KN, Houghton WJ, Hannaman GW, Joksimovic V. Reliab. Eng. 1981; 2(1): 17-25.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0143-8174(81)90025-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) methods have been applied to gas-cooled reactors for more than a decade and to HTGRs for more than six years in the programmes sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Significant advancements to the development of PRA methodology in these programmes are summarized as are the specific applications of the methods to HTGRs. Emphasis here is on PRA as a tool for evaluating HTGR design options. Current work and future directions are also discussed.