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Among the task force's recommendations is the re-evaluation of the regulatory balance between what is known as "defense-in-depth" the old rulebook approach to regulations and the "risk-informed" approach, in the aftermath of events at Fukushima in March.
The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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Before the transition to probabilistic risk assessment, the NRC relied on a safety strategy called "defense-in-depth," a rulebook approach to designing and operating nuclear facilities that sets out detailed design and performance blueprints.
The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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The IAEA said it also found "insufficient defense-in-depth provisions for tsunami hazards" as per the recommendations of a review conducted by an IAEA-led team of experts in 2002.
Tokyo Faulted for Crisis Readiness David Crawford 2011
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The IAEA said it also found "insufficient defense-in-depth provisions for tsunami hazards" as per the recommendations of a review conducted by an IAEA-led team of experts in 2002.
Tokyo Faulted for Crisis Readiness David Crawford 2011
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The NRC plans to incorporate the findings in its long-term review of possible changes in licensing and safety rules, including a review of "defense-in-depth" versus "risk-informed" safety standards, approach, according to the NRC's Burnell.
The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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The idea of safety through redundancy -- engineers also call it "resilience" or "defense-in-depth" -- is familiar to anyone who has walked past an airliner's cockpit.
Gulf spill a reminder of the value of redundant safety systems 2010
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The idea of safety through redundancy -- engineers also call it "resilience" or "defense-in-depth" -- is familiar to anyone who has walked past an airliner's cockpit.
Gulf spill a reminder of the value of redundant safety systems 2010
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To achieve optimum safety, nuclear power plants in the western world operate using a 'defense-in-depth' approach, with multiple safety systems supplementing the natural features of the reactor core.
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Or are you thinking defense-in-depth, strategic retreat until...well, until what?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalism and Slippery Slopes 2009
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Or are you thinking defense-in-depth, strategic retreat until...well, untilwhat?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalism and Slippery Slopes 2009
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