The Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty Challenge in the Current Licensing Process of Present Reactors
Table 1
Anticipated Operational Occurrences (AOO)
Probability greater than 10−2/year
Design Basis Accidents (DBA)
Probability less than 10−2/year and greater than 10−5/year
Selected Beyond Design Basis Accidents (SBDBA), including Anticipated Transients Without Scram (ATWS) and “extended spectrum” of LOCA (Loss of Coolant Accident)
