MBE6104 - Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Systems | ||||||||||
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* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
The methodology of Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) was originated from the Reactor Safety Study (RSS) or WASH-1400 report published in 1975. PSA employs the theory of statistics and probability and the technique of fault trees and event trees to quantify the risk to the public associated with operating of a nuclear power reactor. The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant incident in 1979 proved that the PSA technique is very effective in identifying the vulnerability of nuclear power reactors. The nuclear industries around the world have used the techniques to improve the safety of nuclear power plant. The risk insight from PSA study is adopted by regulatory bodies around the world to allocate the resources of safety oversight. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Quiz: 30% Test: 32% Examination: 38% | ||||||||||
Examination Duration: 3 hours | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
MBE6104.pdf | ||||||||||
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Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering |