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In the context of Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) of nuclear power plants (NPP), external events are defined as events originating from outside the plant, but with the potential to create a PSA initiating event at the plant.
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Knochenhauer, M., Louko, P. (2004). Guidance for External Events Analysis. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_241
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