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ARBRE DEFAILLANCES [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2000-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The fault tree ... is primarily a tool for proper and formally correct definition of problems to be analysed. Use of the fault tree for numerical evaluation of failures rates and probabilities is considered secondary. ... A fault tree is a hierarchically structured graphical representation of system failures and their potential causes. The system failures include in this context all the relevant malfunctions and other concerns which interfere with the proper functioning of a system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

L'arbre de défaillances [...] est avant tout un outil qui permet une définition appropriée et formellement correcte des problèmes à analyser. L'utilisation de l'arbre de défaillances pour obtenir une valeur numérique des taux de défaillances et des probabilités constitue un objectif secondaire. [...] Un arbre de défaillances est une présentation graphique et hiérarchique des défaillances d'un système et de leurs causes probables. Dans le présent contexte, sont incluses comme défaillances du système, les pannes et autres problèmes qui entravent le bon fonctionnement du système.

Spanish

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