Reliability and Probabilistic Safety Assessment in Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plants - Softcover

Kumar, Senthil C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128193921 ISBN 13: 9780128193921

Publisher: Academic Press, 2023

Synopsis

Reliability and Probabilistic Safety Assessment in Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plants presents the risk contributions from single and multi-unit Nuclear Power Plants to help aggregate the risks that may arise due to applicable hazards and operating states. The book combines the key features of multi-unit risk assessment in one resource, reviewing the practices adopted in various countries around the globe to exemplify the dependencies between units on a site. These dependencies include multi-unit interactions, environmental stresses, the sharing of systems, and the sharing of human resource in a control room, factors which can all introduce an increase potential for heightened accident conditions. This book helps readers systematically identify events and evaluate techniques of possible accident outcomes within multi-units. It serves as a ready reference for PSA analysts in identifying a suitable site and the sharing of resources, while carrying out multi-unit risk assessments to ensure the safety of the public and the environment. It will also be valuable for nuclear researchers, designers and regulators of nuclear power plants, nuclear regulatory agencies, PSA engineers and practicing safety professionals.

• Provides a framework for nuclear and PSA researchers and professionals on the design and operation of multi-unit risk assessments
• Reviews practices adopted in various regions around the globe to analyze dependencies between units
• Includes modeling techniques of inter-connections and shared resources, as well as risk aggregation

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Senthil C. Kumar has over 28 years of research experience at the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and is presently Head of Risk Assessment and GIS section of AERB-Safety Research Institute at Kalpakkam. His areas of specialization include: Reliability Engineering, Risk Assessment studies, Probabilistic Safety Assessment, Software reliability, Seismic Safety, Statistical analysis, etc. Dr. Kumar was involved in the Level-1 probabilistic safety assessment of Prototype Fast Breeder reactor, specifically in the reliability analysis of shutdown system, decay heat removal system, power supply system and in Passive system reliability analysis. He has significantly contributed to the seismic re-evaluation of Fast Breeder Test Reactor at Kalpakkam. His post-doctoral study is in the area of Software reliability for computer-based systems in safety critical operations, real-time scheduling for adaptive fault tolerance in multiprocessor systems, software testing, fault injection and mutation studies.

After his Ph.D. in Reliability in Anna University in 2005, Dr. Kumar did his post-doctoral research in Sweden in 2009-10. He has guided 5 Ph.D. students, two MS students and several research fellows. He is a reviewer of journal articles in Elsevier publications and has authored / co-authored more than 26 international peer-reviewed journal publications and several national publications.

From the Back Cover

Reliability and Probabilistic Safety Assessment in Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plants presents a comprehensive framework to integrate the risk contributions from single and multi-unit Nuclear Power Plants and aggregate the risks that may arise due to applicable hazards and operating states. The book combines the key features of multi-unit risk assessment in this one resource, reviewing the practices adopted in various countries around the globe to exemplify the dependencies between units on a site. These dependencies include multi-unit interactions, environmental stresses, the sharing of systems, and the sharing of human resource in a control room, factors which can all introduce an increase potential for heightened accident conditions. This book helps the reader to systematically identify events and evaluation techniques of possible accident outcomes within multi-units. It serves as a ready reference for PSA analysts in identifying a suitable site and the sharing of resources, while carrying out multi-unit risk assessments to ensure the safety of the public and the environment. This book will also be valuable for nuclear researchers, designers and regulators of nuclear power plants, nuclear regulatory agencies, PSA engineers and practising safety professionals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128193921
• ISBN 13: 9780128193921
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292