Compact PSA Methodology Course

List of topics covered:

• Basic concepts for PSA
• Initiating event analysis Common cause imitators
• Definition of success criteria, Thermal hydraulic analysis
• Development of Accident Sequences
• Event trees,  concept and basics
• Fault Tree analysis, system analysis
• Data in a PSA, Generic data, Plant specific data, Data collection systems
• Human reliability analysis
• Integration of a PSA model
• Quantification, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, importance
• Interpretation of results
• Internal and external hazards, fire and floods, seismic PSA, aircraft crash
• Level 2 PSA
• Shutdown PSA
• PSA documentation and its organization
• Integration of PSA model
• Management of a PSA project
• PSA reviews and certification