Olivier Nusbaumer
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Olivier Nusbaumer Dr. Ing. ETH SWITZERLAND Email: onusbaum(at)gmail.com |
Research Topics / Forschungsgebiete
- Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA)
- Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)
- Binary Decision Diagrams (BDD) with emphasis on nuclear safety applications
- Severe accident simulation
Education / Ausbildung
| 06/2007 | PhD thesis: "Analytical Solutions of Linked Fault Tree
Probabilistic Risk Assessments using Binary Decision Diagrams
with Emphasis on Nuclear Safety Applications" Examiner: Prof. Dr. W. Kröger, PSI / ETH Zurich Co-examiner: Prof. Dr. E. Zio, Politecnico Di Milano, Italy |
| 02/2001 | Master's thesis: "Studies of Severe Accidents using the
MELCOR Computer
Code" (Dr. M. Zeller, Prof. Dr. Emeritus G.
Yadigaroglu) Subject area: simulation, CFD, severe accident phenomenology, neutronic Final score: 6.00 - excellent |
| 03/1999 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering ETH Zurich, main direction:
Nuclear Engineering (Prof. Dr.
Emeritus G. Yadigaroglu) Overall final score: 5.25 - very good |
| 08/1998 | Reactor and radiation school, PSI Villigen |
| 05/1998 | Practical training on the nuclear research reactor CROCUS, ETH Lausanne |
| 1997 – 1999 | Field of study in nuclear engineering and power plant technology (Kern-/ Kraftwerkstechnik), Nuclear Engineering Laboratory (Energy Technology), ETH Zurich |
| 1994 – 1999 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich (D-MAVT) |
| 1994 | Military service in Dübendorf (ZH) |
| 1991 – 1994 | Maturity type C (mathematics/physics) in Porrentruy (JU) |
| 1980 – 1991 | Obligatory School |
Professional Career / Berufspraxis
| 2008 – ... | Head Probabilistic Safety Analysis at the Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant (KKL), Switzerland |
| 2000 – 2008 | Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) analyst at the Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant (KKL): - Project team PSA Level 1 - Project manager PSA Level 2 - Project manager of the MELCOR / MELSIM computer code |
| 1999 – 2002 | Software and hardware engineer for Ontronic Engine Management Systems |
| 2001 | Development of the DECANS computer code |
| 1999 – 2000 | MELCOR model development (severe accident simulation), KKL / RMA Inc., CA, USA |
Committees and Memberships / Komitees und Mitgliedschaften
- Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Owners’ Group
- Swiss Nuclear Society (SNS)
- Swiss Nuclear Society Young Generation Group (SNS-YG), board between 2002 and 2004
- Open PSA
- Scientific editor at the Open Directory Project (ODP / DMOZ)
Selected Publications and Presentations / Auswahl Publikationen und Präsentationen
- O. Nusbaumer, A. Rauzy, " Fault Tree Linking versus Event Tree Linking Approaches: A Mathematical and Algorithmic Reconciliation", In Proc. PSAM Conference 2012
- O. Nusbaumer, D. Dres, " Development of a Plant Specific PSA Suitable for Risk-Informed Applications at KKL", 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM) Conference, Helsinki, 2012
- O. Nusbaumer, R. Gubler, " Using NUREG/CR-6850 in a Full Scope Fire PSA: Implementation Strategies and Insights Gained", In Proc. PSAM Conference 2012
- O. Nusbaumer, J. Nöggerath, " Die Zunehmende Bedeutung der PSA bei der sicherheitstechnischen Bewertung des Kraftwerkalltags und bei behördlichen Genehmigungsverfahren", VGB Sympsium, 2011
- L. Podofillini, O. Nusbaumer, V. Dang, " Identification of Errors of Commission for a Swiss Nuclear Power Plant: application of the CESA method", In. Proc. ESREL Conference, 2010
- O. Nusbaumer, C. Shepherd, "Calendar Year, Reactor Year, Probabilities and all That", 2010, to be published
- O. Nusbaumer, E. Zio, W. Kröger, " Analytical Solutions of Large Fault Tree Models using BDD: New Techniques and Applications", 10th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM) Conference, Seattle USA, 2010
- O. Nusbaumer, "Analytical Solutions of Linked Fault Tree Probabilistic Risk Assessments using Binary Decision Diagrams with Emphasis on Nuclear Safety Applications", Diss. ETH No. 17286, 2007
- O. Nusbaumer, "Analytical Solutions of Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessments", In. Proc. ESREL Conference, 2005
- O. Nusbaumer, "New Algorithms for efficient SLIM and THERP Human Reliability Analysis Processing", BWR Owners Group, PSA Committee Meeting, 2004
- O. Nusbaumer, "Plant-Specific Reliability Data Update using Integrated Applications", RiskSpectrum Magazine, Jan 2004
- O. Nusbaumer, W. Hösel, H. Eitschberger, "Calculation the Fission Power Extended Decay Heat during ATWS Accidents using the ANS 5.1 Standard", BWROG Conference, BET/00/178, 2002
- O. Nusbaumer, W. Hösel, "TRAC-BF1 vs. MELCOR: Comparison under ATWS Conditions", BWROG Conference, BET/00/150, 2001
- O. Nusbaumer, H. Eitschberger, "SAMG related insights gained by Level 2 PSA analysis", OECD Meeting on SAMI, In. Proc., 2001
- O. Nusbaumer, " Einfuehrung in die probabilistische sicherheitsanalyse", free access teaching document
- O. Nusbaumer, " Introduction to Pobabilistic Safety Assessments (PSA)", free access teaching document
Olivier Nusbaumer, 2012
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