ATLAS: Applications experiences and further developments

An overview of the plant analyzer ATLAS is given, describing its configuration, the process models and the supplementary modules which enhance the functionality of ATLAS for a range of applications in reactor safety analysis. These modules include the Reliability Advisory System, which supports the user by information from probabilistic safety analysis, the Procedure Analysis for development and test of emergency operating procedures, and a diagnostic system for steam-generator tube rupture. The development of plant specific analysers for various power plants is described, and the user experience related. Finally, the intended further development directions are discussed, centering on a tracking simulator, the migration of the visualisation system to Windows NT, and the construction of the Analysis Center as a multimedia environment for the operation of ATLAS. (author)