Process for synthesizing a database for nuclear power plant containment evaluation

摘要

A method of evaluating a containment building design includes the steps of assembling a first database of test results; selecting models (algorithms) for the design to be evaluated; comparing a first set of test results of the model to test results in the first database of test results; establishing uncertainty boundaries for the first set of test results of the model; assembling a second database of test results; determining whether the test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundaries of the model; and evaluating an actual or proposed containment building design based upon the model when test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundary.