May 8, 2014

Presenter: Frederick W. Mowrer, Ph.D., P.E. Director Fire Protection Engineering Programs - Cal Poly - SLO

Topics Covered:

• Course Objectives
  • Fire modeling for nuclear power plant (NPP) applications
  • Fire modeling uncertainty estimation
• Approach
  • Evaluate fire scenarios relevant to NPPs
  • Use models evaluated in verification and validation (V&V) study
  • Demonstrate capability and limitations of each model type
  • Quantify uncertainty as part of the fire modeling analysis
  • Identify relevant sensitivity analyses to support use of results