Published November 1980
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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
Optional Information
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