Introduction of reliability, safety and risk monitoring technology in BN-600 power unit

Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC Operating Entity set the task to introduce risk monitoring technology for continuous estimate and control of nuclear units quantitative safety measures change. JSC "Afrikantov OKBM" and "Beloyarsk NPP" developed risk monitor system "RIM" which is introducing now at Beloyarsk NPP BN-600 unit 3. To estimate quantitative safety measures Level 1 PSA for internal initiating events for full power operating conditions model of Beloyarsk NPP BN-600 unit 3 is used. PSA model was developed using national certified PSA software CRISS. To ensure NPP reliability and safety, implementation of comprehensive systematic study (monitoring) of NPP operating experience is of fundamental value. To solve this problem, JSC "Afrikantov OKBM" and "Beloyarsk NPP" developed and introduced the system for analytical reliability and safety monitoring of BN-600 power unit based on information retrieval system (IRS) "Istochnik-BN". The paper describes system objectives, main characteristics and results of reliability, safety and risk monitoring technology introducing at Beloyarsk NPP BN-600 unit 3. (author)