• DocumentCode
    875314
  • Title

    Replacement and enhancement of a rod worth minimizer computer system

  • Author

    Collier, John

  • Author_Institution
    Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    The operation of boiling-water-reactor plants and of the rod or minimizer is described. Problems with the original computer system are discussed. The design and configuration of the new system are examined, and the display screens are considered in some detail. The installation of the system is described.<>
  • Keywords
    fission reactor core control and monitoring; nuclear engineering computing; nuclear power stations; power station computer control; BWR; boiling-water-reactor plants; computer system; display screens; nuclear power plants; rod worth minimizer; Accidents; Cities and towns; Computer errors; Computerized monitoring; Fuels; Guidelines; Inductors; Neutrons; Nuclear power generation; Power industry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0895-0156
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/67.20546
  • Filename
    20546