Activity overview
Power station event analysis activity description, teachers' notes and curriculum links.
Power station event analysis
Assess the probability of a particular situation occurring in a power station
A Power station experiences a loss of coolant to its reactor about once per year. To prevent a dangerous explosion, a set of controls are in place. Firstly an alarm which alerts the operator, this works on 99% of occasions. If this does fail various other systems will become operational to monitor the issue and prevent disaster.
Activity info, teachers' notes and curriculum links
An engaging activity in which students will use event tree analysis to quantify the risk of safety systems failing.
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