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Nuclear Technology Volume 207, 2021 - Issue 3: Selected papers from the 16th International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2019)
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Reevaluating the Current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Safety Goals

Vinod Mubayia Independent Researcher, Miller Place, New York11764Correspondence[email protected]
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Robert Youngbloodb Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Pages 406-412 | Received 24 Feb 2020, Accepted 24 May 2020, Published online: 20 Sep 2020

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