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The Three Mile Island accident produced a surge of interest in understanding the technology of nuclear reactor accidents. Most of the resultant research and development has been focused on what happens after the accident starts, with less extensive work on accident prevention. It is pointed out that probabilistic risk analysis is an effective tool for discerning where to apply accident preventive work, and it is recommended that each nuclear power plant should have a level one probabilistic risk assessment, primarily for reasons of protection of the owner’s investment in the plant.
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Leverett, M.C. (1987). Trends and Needs in Reactor Safety Improvement. In: Lave, L.B. (eds) Risk Assessment and Management. Advances in Risk Analysis, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6443-7_24
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