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ATWS; a reappraisal. Part 2: Evaluation of societal risks due to reactor protection system failure. Volume 1: BWR risk analysis

R.C. Erdmann, Alexander García-Aristizábal, John Kelly, F. L. Leverenz, E.T. Rumble

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This document contains the results of a study of the potential risk due to Reactor Protection System (RPS) failure in a BWR. A companion document (Part II, Volume 2) contains the detailed technical basis for this study. The methods used here and the analysis presented is based on the draft WASH-1400 report. The draft version was utilized because of the unavailability of the final version consequence model. It is not expected that use of the final WASH-1400 study would change any of the conclusions presented here.

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Key concepts: Unavailability, Volume (thermodynamics), Risk analysis (engineering), Nuclear engineering, Reliability engineering, Engineering, Business, Thermodynamics