• DocumentCode
    2211401
  • Title

    EPRI activities on commercial grade dedication of digital computers used in safety systems in nuclear power facilities

  • Author

    Holmstrom, Kevin J. ; Ruether, Joe C.

  • Author_Institution
    Northern States Power Co., Welch, MN, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    21-28 Oct 1995
  • Firstpage
    915
  • Abstract
    1995 has seen the birth of two efforts whose aim is to aid in the installation of digital upgrades in safety systems of nuclear power facilities. These efforts are focused on producing guidelines for nuclear facilities to use in commercially dedicating digital equipment for use in nuclear safety systems. Both of these efforts either have members or are soliciting input from utilities, vendors, regulators, and National Laboratories
  • Keywords
    digital control; digital instrumentation; fission reactor core control; fission reactor safety; nuclear engineering computing; safety systems; EPRI activities; commercial grade dedication; digital computers; digital upgrades; nuclear power facilities; safety systems; Animals; Drives; Guidelines; Hardware; History; Laboratories; Programmable control; Regulators; Safety devices; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, 1995., 1995 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3180-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1995.510416
  • Filename
    510416