A Bayesian Zero-Failure (BAZE) Reliability Demonstration Testing Procedure for Components of Nuclear Reactor Safety Systems.

Abstract

A Bayesian-Zero-Failure (BAZE) reliability demonstration testing procedure is presented. The method is developed for an exponential failure-time model and a gamma prior distribution on the failure-rate. A simple graphical approach using percentiles is used to fit the prior distribution. The procedure is given in an easily applied step-by-step form which does not require the use of a computer for its implementation. The BAZE approach is used to obtain sample test plans for selected components of nuclear reactor safety systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042801

Entities

People

  • H. F. Martz Jr.
  • R. A. Waller

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bayesian Networks
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Random Variables
  • Reactor Safety Systems
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • Safety Analysis
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military Engineering.
  • Software Engineering
  • Statistical inference.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference