Sandia National Laboratories: An Overview Revised
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Jump to search filtersSandia's Role in the US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship Program
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Test and Evaluation of Black Swans in Early System Development for Maximum Effectiveness: A Case Study of Lightning Protection of Insensitive High Explosives
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Less than severe worst case accidents
Many systems can provide tremendous benefit if operating correctly, produce only an inconvenience if they fail to operate, but have extreme consequences if they are only partially disabled such that they operate erratically or prematurely. In order to assure safety, systems are often tested against the most severe environments and accidents that are considered possible to ensure either safe operation or safe failure. However, it is often the less severe environments which result in the ``worst case accident`` since these are the conditions in which part of the system may be exposed or rendered unpredictable prior to total system failure. Some examples of less severe mechanical, thermal, and electrical environments which may actually be worst case are described as cautions for others in industries with high consequence operations or products.
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