Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants:

Safety and Reliability Issues

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Size: 128 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1997

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Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety, National Research Council
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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 ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xiv	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-12	(skim)
INTRODUCTION	13-24	(skim)
KEY ISSUES	25-26	(skim)
SYSTEMS ASPECTS OF DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY	27-32	(skim)
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE	33-42	(skim)
COMMON-MODE SOFTWARE FAILURE POTENTIAL	43-51	(skim)
SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT MEHTODS	52-58	(skim)
HUMAN FACTORS AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES	59-70	(skim)
DEDICATION OF COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE	71-77	(skim)
CASE-BY-CASE LICENSING PROCESS	78-84	(skim)
ADEQUACY OF TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE	85-90	(skim)
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY	91-94	(skim)
APPENDIX A	95-97	(skim)
APPENDIX B	98-100	(skim)
APPENDIX C	101-102	(skim)
APPENDIX D	103-104	(skim)
APPENDIX E	105-107	(skim)
APPENDIX F	108-110	(skim)
GLOSSARY	111-112	(skim)

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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.

Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants:

Safety and Reliability Issues

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