Common cause failure analysis

Waller, R. A., A Brief Survey and Comparison of Common Cause Failure Analysis, June 1985... 

The bulk of the information in the report is included in a 317-page appendix that contains systems descriptions, station blackout fault trees, diesel generator historical data, and diesel generator common cause failure analysis results for 18 different nuclear power plants. Tables and graphs are well organized and present data correlated to each plant studied. The study also contains conclusions and recommendations for improving reliability. 

Rasmuson, D.M., Mosleh, A., June 20, 2007. A Brief History of Common-Cause Failure Analysis, Presentation at the IAEA Technical Meeting on CCF in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants , Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 

Siu, N. and A. Mosleh (1989). Treating data uncertainties in common-cause failure analysis. Nu-clear Technology 84, 265-281. 

Common cause failure analysis (CCFA) or common cause analysis is used primarily to evaluate multiple failures that may be caused by a single event or causal factor common to or shared by multiple components. It is especially important in evaluating the true reliability pr uced by redundant systems or components. 

A general approach to common cause failure analysis is to identify critical systems or components and then use energy trace and barrier analysis (ETBA) to evaluate vulnerability to common environmental hazards, unwanted energy flows, and barrier failures (see Chapter 13). 

Common Cause Failure Analysis A system safety analytical technique (also known as common cause analysis) used primarily in the evaluation of multiple failures that have the occurrence of a single event as a common causal factor. 

The API000 common-cause failure analysis follows a three-step process ... 

Where relevant, it may be necessary to carry out fauit tree anaiysis, equipment performance analysis, or common cause failure analysis... 

An acknowledgment is also made to JBF Associates, Inc. (J. S. Arendt, D. F. Montague, H. M. Paula, L. E. Palko) for their preparation of the subsection on common cause failure analysis (Section 3.3.1) and inclusion of additional material in the section on fault tree analysis (Section 3.2.1), and the Meridian Corporation (C. O. Schultz and W. S. Perry) for the preparation of the section on toxic gas effects (Section 2.3.1). 

Procedures for conducting common cause failure analysis 1992 in probabilistic safety assessment... 

Song, H. 2007. The Studies of methodology and applications for common cause failure analysis of probabilistic safety assessment for third Qinshan nuclear power plant. Shanghai Jiao-tong University. 

Parry, G. (1991) Common cause failure analysis A critique and some suggestions. Reliability Engineering and System Safety 34 309-320. 

See Common Cause Failure Analysis (CCFA) and Common Mode Failure (CMF) for additional related information. 

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