As a logical continuation of the former benchmark activity of AER devoted to the VVER reactor physics [1-3], now there is a rather large interest of the Kalinin-3 benchmark recently completed and published by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) [4]. The goals of these exercises were the evaluation of the prediction capability of ad...

The risk-based maintenance strategy has received special attention in the safe operation of nuclear power plants. Simultaneous quantification positive and negative effects activities components degradation effect makes it possible to accurately evaluate risk criterion for safety systems However, is difficult integrate into standard reliability approaches. A straightforward approach considering ...