Published November 1980 | Version v1
Report

Instrument and control bus power loss at Rancho Seco on March 20, 1978. Final report, November 1980

Description

This report describes the details of an upset event that occurred at the Rancho Seco Unit 1 nuclear power plant on March 20, 1978. The event was initiated by the loss of power to an Instrument and Control Bus. This report describes the power supply arrangement for vital and non-vital Instrument and Control buses, the cause of the incident, its implications on the plant systems, and our findings and conclusions in light of this study. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from Research Reports Center (RRC), PO Box 50490, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (United States)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
27 p.
Report number
NSAC--13

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
33068795
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
OUTAGES; POWER LOSSES; RANCHO SECO-1 REACTOR; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENERGY LOSSES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; LOSSES; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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