Chapter 2

Risk Applications in Commercial Nuclear Power

Ernie Kee
Risk Management Group, South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Wadsworth, Texas 77483, keeej@stpegs.com

Elmira Popova
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, elmira@mail.utexas.edu

Abstract
Probabilistic risk assessment, production risk assessment, and related topics are discussed in this tutorial. A short description of the settings for these analyses is also provided, along with probabilistic risk assessment applications in commercial nuclear power.

Key words: risk; probabilistic risk assessment; commercial nuclear power

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Citation Information:

Kee, E., E. Popova. 2010. Risk applications in commercial nuclear power. J. J. Hasenbein, ed. INFORMS TutORials in Operations Research, Vol. 7. INFORMS, Hanover, MD, pp. 26–61.