RISK-SIGNIFICANT


Meaning of RISK-SIGNIFICANT in English

When used to qualify an object, such as a system, structure, component, accident sequence, or cut set, this term identifies that object as exceeding a predetermined criterion related to its contribution to the risk from the facility being addressed. One that is associated with a level of risk that exceeds a predetermined significance criterion.

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).