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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Vrbanic, Ivan, author. | Samanta, Pranab, author. | Basic, Ivica, author.

Title: Risk importance measures in the design and operation of nuclear power plants / Ivan Vrbanic, Pranab Samanta, Ivica Basic.

Description: New York : ASME Press, [2017] | Series: Nuclear engineering and technology for 21st century-- monograph series | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017027159 | ISBN 9780791861394 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Nuclear power plants--Design and construction. | Nuclear power plants--Risk assessment. | Nuclear power plants--Management.

Classification: LCC TK9152.16 .V73 2017 | DDC 621.48/32--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017027159