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If there is one thing we know, it is that reactor transients have serious economic impact. If we number that point (1), I would like to suggest two more:
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We cannot predict the cost of a transient. In fact, to calculate the actual cost of a transient that has occurred is difficult at best, and probably impossible without computerized records. Also, if we try to estimate the cost of a transient, we will guess wrong, because the simplifying assumptions we have to make will produce idealized but incorrect results.
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Transients don’t cause accidents. Accidents cause transients.
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Rossin, A.D., Vine, G.L. (1984). The Economic Impact of Reactor Transients. In: Lassahn, P.L., Majumdar, D., Brockett, G.F. (eds) Anticipated and Abnormal Plant Transients in Light Water Reactors. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4799-6_5
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