Published November 1983 | Version v1
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Software development for on-line control of a nuclear reactor

Creators

  • 1. The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

Description

This paper presents the structured software development of a microcomputer-based control scheme that has been implemented on an operating nuclear reactor. The control system incorporates on-line detection and estimation of faulty equipment, sensor calibration, measurement estimation, and information display in a given controller structure. Thus, the operation of the nuclear reactor is tolerant of process disturbance, failures of certain plant components, and sensor degradation and noise. The software is designed to follow a top-down hierarchy. A systematic test procedure has been used to enhance software reliability

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., [Pap.]
Journal Volume
83-WA/DSC-3
Series
Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., [Pap.].
Journal Page Range
7
ISSN
0402-1215

Conference

Title
ASME winter annual meeting.
Dates
13-18 Nov 1983.
Place
Boston, MA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16010871
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DETECTION; MICROPROCESSORS; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; OPERATION; REACTORS; SAFETY

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-831111--.