This chapter explains the origins of the book in a UK grant funded project entitled Enhanced Methodologies for Advanced Nuclear System Safety. The role of the book, as a primer on topics of engineering uncertainty, is explained. The focus on civil nuclear power and its particularities is justified. The chapter closes with a brief summary of the topics covered in subsequent chapters.

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Introduction

  • William Nuttall,
  • Edoardo Patelli,
  • Ewan Smith,
  • David Webbe-Wood,
  • Simon Middleburgh

摘要

This chapter explains the origins of the book in a UK grant funded project entitled Enhanced Methodologies for Advanced Nuclear System Safety. The role of the book, as a primer on topics of engineering uncertainty, is explained. The focus on civil nuclear power and its particularities is justified. The chapter closes with a brief summary of the topics covered in subsequent chapters.