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Nuclear fuel cycle facility accident analysis handbook

Description: The purpose of this Handbook is to provide guidance on how to calculate the characteristics of releases of radioactive materials and/or hazardous chemicals from nonreactor nuclear facilities. In addition, the Handbook provides guidance on how to calculate the consequences of those releases. There are four major chapters: Hazard Evaluation and Scenario Development; Source Term Determination; Transport Within Containment/Confinement; and Atmospheric Dispersion and Consequences Modeling. These cha… more
Date: March 1998
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A technique for human error analysis (ATHEANA)

Description: Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) has become an important tool in the nuclear power industry, both for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the operating utilities. Human reliability analysis (HRA) is a critical element of PRA; however, limitations in the analysis of human actions in PRAs have long been recognized as a constraint when using PRA. A multidisciplinary HRA framework has been developed with the objective of providing a structured approach for analyzing operating experience … more
Date: May 1996
Creator: Cooper, S. E.; Ramey-Smith, A. M.; Wreathall, J. & Parry, G. W.
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