Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 239718, 13 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/239718
Research Article

Development Considerations of AREVA NP Inc.'s Realistic LBLOCA Analysis Methodology

Robert P. Martin1 and Larry D. O'Dell2

1AREVA NP Inc., 3315 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, VA 24506, USA
2AREVA NP Inc., 2101 Horn Rapids Road, Richland, WA 99352, USA

Received 15 May 2007; Accepted 12 December 2007

Academic Editor: Cesare Frepoli

Copyright © 2008 Robert P. Martin and Larry D. O'Dell. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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