Single failure criterion
The single failure criterion is used as an essential aid in accident analyzes in nuclear power plants.
It means that accidents must also be controlled if, during the course of an incident, another fault occurs anywhere in the systems necessary for incident control.
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- TüV Bayern, notifications. Issue 2, April 1981, pp. 5-13 v. Chr. Rüffler
Web links
- Directive for Swiss nuclear installations. Design criteria for safety systems in nuclear power plants with light water reactors, 2.1.
- Single error concept - principles for the application of the single error criterion, RS manual (PDF; 37 kB)
- see also Safety of Nuclear Power Plants