Attributes of Full Scope Level 1 Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for Applications in Nuclear Power Plants

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

IAEA-TECDOC-1804

English IAEA-TECDOC-1804 | 978-92-0-107316-7

328 pages | 2 figures | € 18.00 | Date published: 2016

Download PDF (2.56 MB)

Get citation details

Description

This publication aims to further promote the use and application of PSA in Member States by providing a comprehensive list of PSA applications and describing what technical features (termed ‘attributes’) need to be satisfied to reliably support them. Consideration has also been given to the basic set of attributes characterizing a ‘base case PSA’ that is performed to assess overall plant safety. The present publication can support PSA practitioners in appropriate planning of a PSA project taking into account possible uses of the PSA in the future. It can also be used by reviewers as an aid in assessing the quality of PSAs and judging the adequacy of a PSA for particular applications.

More Information on reusing IAEA copyright material.

Keywords

Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Measures, Risk Assessment, System Safety, Probabilistic Safety Assessment, PSA, Safety Analysis, Accidents, Numerical Estimates, Design, Light Water Reactors, LWRs, Service Life, Quality Assurance, Member States, Base Case PSA, Technical Features, Attributes, Decision Making, Metrics, Operation, Hazards, Data Analysis, Level 1, Failures, Human Reliability

Related publications

2025

Member States’ Experiences and Insights from Maintaining Safety, Security and Reliable Nuclear Industry Operations During the Covid-19 Pandemic

How to Access IAEA e-books

Orders and requests for information may also be addressed to:

Publishing Section
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 100, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria

Tel.: +43 1 2600 22529, +43 1 2600 22530
Email: sales.publications@iaea.org

Download order form