| dc.contributor.advisor | . | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Fong, Christopher J. (Christopher Joseph) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-25T15:25:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-03-25T15:25:44Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53284 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2008. | en_US |
| dc.description | Page 128 blank. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A comprehensive risk-informed methodology for passive safety system design and performance assessment is presented and demonstrated on the Flexible Conversion Ratio Reactor (FCRR). First, the methodology provides a framework for risk-informed design decisions and as an example two design options for a decay heat removal system are assessed and quantitatively compared. Next, the reliability of the system is assessed by quantifying the uncertainties related to system performance and propagating these uncertainties through a response surface using Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, a sensitivity study is performed to measure the relative effects of each parameter and to identify ways to maintain, improve, and monitor system performance. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Christopher J. Fong. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 128 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
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permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nuclear Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | Reliability analysis of a passive cooling system using a response surface with an application to the Flexible Conversion Ratio Reactor | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 547426717 | en_US |
