“Redundant” means having a second source of power or piece of equipment that acts as a backup in case the first fails to operate properly. . . .
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“Redundant” means having a second source of power or piece of equipment that acts as a backup in case the first fails to operate properly. . . .
Continue reading “Redundancy and the single-failure criterion”
Here are two basic concepts that should be understood by every electrical engineer in the nuclear power industry: redundancy and diversity. They are closely related, but not the same thing . . . .