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NPRE 498 PR1 - Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Last offered Spring 2016

Official Description

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

Section Description

Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Survey of multidisciplinary issues of risk, safety, and reliability of complex systems. State-of-the-art techniques in Probabilistic Risk Assessment, which provides input for risk-informed decision-making for design, operation, and regulatory oversight in a variety of fields including nuclear power plants, aviation, space, chemical processes, oil and gas industry, and healthcare. Topics: Probability and statistics for risk analysis; Systems scenario modeling; Treatment of failure dependencies; Uncertainty propagation; Probabilistic physics of failure; Human reliability, Failure causal modeling, and Data analytics. Software codes for risk analysis, uncertainty treatment, and Bayesian analysis will be introduced for assignment. Prerequisites: Junior, senior, or graduate standing in any engineering discipline.

Related Faculty

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Probabilistic Risk AssessmentPR162398L231230 - 1350 T R  106B6 Engineering Hall Zahra Mohaghegh