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probability, with confidence interval, of the time that a prescribed degradation level is exceeded is shown to be practical, as … demonstrated in the analysis of irradiated fuel cladding. The methodology for the estimation of the probability is predicated on …
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Concentrations of environmental pollutants tend to follow positively skewed frequency distributions. Two such density functions are the gamma and lognormal. Minimum variance unbiased estimators of the expected value for both densities are available. The small sample statistical properties of...
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and prediction uncertainty with different probability structures. Several examples are presented utilizing this metric. We …
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probability of individual component failure is sometimes interpreted as the percentage of components likely to fail, this … multiplying by the probability of individual component failure. However, more complicated cost models require a break down of how … many components are likely to fail. This break down enables the calculation of costs associated with various probability of …
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uncertainty. The significant innovation of this framework is that it allows for the allocation of a probability mass to sets or … intervals. Dempster-Shafer theory does not require an assumption regarding the probability of the individual constituents of the …
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) that achieves the lowest total project cost for a given probability of success while meeting technical performance and … not just individual risks. The efficient RRA set is determined based on ''Outcome Cost Vs Probability of Success''. The … risks and RRAs are characterized using scenarios, decision trees, and cumulative probability distributions. The analysis …
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In most probabilistic risk assessments, there is a subset of accident scenarios that involves physical challenges to the system, such as high heat rates and/or accelerations. The system`s responses to these challenges may be complicated, and their prediction may require the use of long-running...
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around hydro conditions, market prices and river operations for fish recovery. In order to provide a high probability of … expenses). BPA subsequently evaluates in the ToolKit Model the Treasury Payment Probability (TPP) resulting from the rates …
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its costs and provide a high probability of making its Treasury payments on time and in full during the rate period. By … potential for recovering costs in terms of probability of being able to make Treasury payments on time (also known as Treasury … Payment Probability or TPP). …
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certain probability distribution function (PDF). Upon many realizations of the model, one can get reliable information about …
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