Risk Assessment Methodologies for Nuclear Weapons Compared to Risk Assessment Methodologies for Nuclear Reactors
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There are major differences between the safety principles for nuclear weapons and for nuclear reactors. For example, a principal concern for nuclear weapons is to prevent electrical energy from reaching the nuclear package during accidents produced by crashes, fires, and other hazards, whereas the foremost concern for nuclear reactors is to maintain coolant around the core in the event of certain system failures. Not surprisingly, new methods have had to be developed to assess the risk from nuc…
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Date:
December 31, 1994
Creator:
Benjamin, A. S.
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