Universities Nuclear Technology Forum, April 14-16, 2010, Salford 1 Assigning Tolerances to J-Values used in Safety Analysis James Kearns (2 nd Year PhD Student) Supervisor: Professor Philip Thomas School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences City University, London EC1V 0HB
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Universities Nuclear Technology Forum, April 14-16, 2010, Salford 1 Assigning Tolerances to J-Values used in Safety Analysis James Kearns (2 nd Year PhD.
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•Variances: 0.4% (all).•Changing from actual p(a) to steady state increases ε by 0.001.•Changing v(a) from actual to rectangular increases ε by 0.001 – more risk averse.
• Further Information:– Thomas, P., Jones, R. and Kearns, J., 2010, “The Trade-Offs Embodied in
J-Value Safety Analysis”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2010.02.001
– Thomas, P., Jones, R. and Kearns, J., 2009, "Measurement of parameters to value human life extension", XIX IMEKO World Congress, Fundamental and Applied Metrology, September 611, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
– Thomas, P. and Stupples, D., 2007, "J-value: a new scale for judging health and safety spend in the nuclear and other industries", Nuclear Future ,Vol. 03, No. 3, May/June