The Transient Monitor---A Minicomputer Application for the Nuclear Power Industry

The pre-operational testing period at Duke Power Company´s Oconee Nuclear Station established a need for a speciaized data acquisition system. This system is required to acquire and preserve data for some time period before a transient condition is detected and then provide comprehensive display facilities for a operator or plant engineer. Such a system has been designed and three units fabricated by the Industrial Systems Section of the Lynchburg Research Center. They are currently undergoing testing at the Duke Power Company Oconee Nuclear Station.