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RAVEN: A Framework for the Analysis of Dynamic Stochastic Systems

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RAVEN (https://github.com/idaholab/raven) is a flexible and multi-purpose uncertainty quantification, regression analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, data analysis and model optimization framework. Depending on the tasks to be accomplished and on the probabilistic characterization of the problem, RAVEN perturbs (e.g., Monte-Carlo, latin hypercube, reliability surface search) the response of the system under consideration by altering its own parameters. The system is modeled by third party software (e.g., RELAP5-3D, MAAP5, BISON, etc.) and accessible to RAVEN either directly (software coupling) or indirectly (via input/output files). The data generated by the sampling process is analyzed using classical statistical and more advanced data mining approaches. RAVEN also manages the parallel dispatching (i.e. both on desktop/workstation and large High Performance Computing machines) of the software representing the physical model. RAVEN heavily relies on artificial intelligence algorithms to construct surrogate models of complex physical systems in order to perform uncertainty quantification, reliability analysis (limit state surface) and parametric studies.

    C. Rabiti, A. Alfonsi, D. Mandelli, J. Cogliati, and R. Kinoshita
    Advanced probabilistic risk analysis using RAVEN and RELAP-7
    Tech. Rep. INL/EXT-14-32491, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), 2014

    A. Alfonsi, C. Rabiti, D. Mandelli, J. Cogliati, and R. Kinoshita
    RAVEN: Development of the adaptive dynamic event tree approach
    Tech. Rep. INL/MIS-14-33246, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), 2014

    C. Rabiti, P. Talbot, A. Alfonsi, D. Mandelli, and J. Cogliati
    Implementation of stochastic polynomials approach in the RAVEN code
    Tech. Rep. INL/EXT-13-30611, Idaho NationalLaboratory (INL), 2013

    C. Rabiti, A. Alfonsi, D. Mandelli, J. Cogliati, R. Martineau, and C. Smith
    Deployment and overview of RAVEN capabilities for a probabilistic risk assessment demo for a PWR station blackout
    Tech. Rep. INL/EXT-13-29510, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), 2013

    A. Alfonsi, C. Rabiti, D. Mandelli, J. Cogliati, and R. Kinoshita
    RAVEN: Dynamic event tree approach
    Tech. Rep. INL/EXT-13-30203, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), 2013

    C. Rabiti, A. Alfonsi, J. Cogliati, D. Mandelli, and R. Kinoshita
    Reactor analysis and virtual control environment (RAVEN) FY12 report
    Tech. Rep. INL/EXT-12-27351, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), 2012