Digital instrumentation and control systems in nuclear power plants : safety and reliability issues : final report / Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear power plants--Instruments.

Nuclear power plants.

Digital control systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on the development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of aging analog monitoring and control instrumentation in nuclear power plants with modern digital instrumentation without introducing off-setting safety problems. This book identifies criteria for the USNRC's review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. It focuses on eight areas: software quality assurance, common-mode software failure potential, systems aspects of digital instrumentation and control technology, human factors and human-machine interfaces, safety and reliability assessment methods, dedication of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software, the case-by-case licensing process, and the adequacy of technical infrastructure.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acronyms

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Key Issues

3 Systems Aspects of Digital Instrumentation and Control Technology

4 Software Quality Assurance

5 Common-Mode Software Failure Potential

6 Safety and Reliability Assessment Methods

7 Human Factors and Human-Machine Interfaces

8 Dedication of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Hardware and Software

9 Case-by-Case Licensing Process

10 Adequacy of Technical Infrastructure

11 Overview and Summary

APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

APPENDIX B Committee Meetings (Phases 1 and 2)

APPENDIX C U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing of Digital Instrumentation and Control Technology

APPENDIX D Development of the Final List of Eight Issues

APPENDIX E Excerpts from Licensing Regulations

APPENDIX F Digital Instrumentation and Control System Features

Glossary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309175159

0309175151

9780309524445

030952444X

9780585027470

0585027471

OCLC:

42329308