Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124823602 ISBN 13: 9780124823600

Publisher: Academic Press, 1981

A prior knowledge of probability theory would be helpful for the material in Part I; likewise, a previous introduction to the engineered safety features of a nuclear reactor makes portions of Part II easier to understand. For those without this background, introductory material is provided in Chapter 2 and the appendixes.

About the Author:

NORMAN J. McCORMICK, PhD, is an emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Washington who retired in 2003. From 1966 until the early 1990s, he was a professor of nuclear engineering. Dr. McCormick is a coauthor of the book Risk and Safety Analysis of Nuclear Systems (Wiley, 2011) and has authored approximately 150 journal articles. He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.