Evaluation of Uncertainties in Relation to Severe Accidents and
Level-2 Probabilistic Safety Analysis

Workshop Proceedings
Aix-en-Provence, France
7-9 November 2005

Uncertainty in relation to several severe accident phenomena plays a major role in probabilistic safety analyses involving beyond-design-basis accident scenarios for nuclear power plants. The technical papers presented herein will be valuable for nuclear safety analysts, nuclear power plant designers and R&D managers, especially with regard to unresolved severe accident issues or issues where risk uncertainty is high.

Session II: Introduction

2. Paper: Alessandro PETRUZZI and Francesco D'AURIA, University of Pisa, Italy. The BEMUSE Programme Best-Estimate Methods Uncertainty and Sensitivity Evaluation – Phase 2.
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3. Paper: Eric CHOJNACKI, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), France. The use of Monte-Carlo Simulation and Order Statistics for Uncertainty Analysis of a LBLOCA Transient (LOFT-L2-5).
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4. Paper: Kwang-Il AHN, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Korea. Formal Handling of the Level 2 Uncertainty Sources and Their Combination with the Level 1 PSA Uncertainties.
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5. Paper: Ivo KODELI, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, France. Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Propagation from Basic Nuclear Data to Reactor Physics and Safety Relevant Parameters.
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6. Paper: Nicolas DEVICTOR, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), France and Ricardo BOLADO LAVIN, European Commission (EC), Joint Research Centre, the Netherlands. Uncertainty and Sensitivity Methods in Support of PSA Level 2.
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7. Paper: Eric CHOJNACKI et al, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), et Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse, France. Influence of Mathematical Modelling of Knowledge. Application to the Transfer of Radioelements in the environment.
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