On March 19th, at the Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference in Busan, Korea, Woody was a guest speaker on a special panel session, “Special Panel Discussion I: Fukushima Accident, Issues and Lessons”.
Special Panel Discussion I: Fukushima Accident, Issues and Lessons
Posted on 30 April 2012 Written by
Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment
Posted on 7 November 2011 Written by
Woody Epstein and Philip Watts have released a new presentation on the Tohoku Tsunami on Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment.
A PRA Practioner looks at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Posted on 2 June 2011 Written by
Woody wrote this white paper for his sponser at the Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Professor Ninokata, at the end of April, 2011. His analysis preceded those of the NRC, MIT, HSE, and the IAEA.
Unforeseen Events, Resilience and PRA
Posted on 25 May 2011 Written by
A 2011 update to the 2006 paper on “Unexampled Events, Resilience, and PRA”, with specific relevance to the recent events in Japan.
What’s Wrong with the Fault-Tree Linking Approach for Complex PRA Models?
Posted on 20 February 2011 Written by
The FTL approach is subject to some limitations and approximations.
Quantification of Fault Tree Models for Initiating Events
Posted on 20 February 2011 Written by
On the lack of accepted modeling and quantification procedures for multi-train support systems using fault trees.
Woody’s Projects
Posted on 14 December 2010 Written by
A set of example projects Woody has managed or worked on.
Woody’s Perspective
Posted on 14 December 2010 Written by
Woody’s perspective on risk and risk assessment.
Can We Trust PSA?
Posted on 14 December 2010 Written by
