The HAMBO BWR simulator of HAMMLAB
Description
Modernisation of control rooms of the nuclear power plants has been a major issue in Sweden and Finland the last few years, and this will continue in the years to come. As an aid in the process of introducing new technology into the control rooms, the benefit of having an experimental simulator where proto typing of solutions can be performed, has been emphasised by many plants. With this as a basis, the BWR plants in Sweden and Finland decided to fund, in co-operation with the Halden Project, an experimental BWR simulator based on the Forsmark 3 plant in Sweden. The BWR simulator development project was initiated in January 1998. VTT Energy in Finland developed the simulator models with the aid of their APROS tool, while the operator interface was developed by the Halden Project. The simulator was thoroughly tested by experienced HRP personnel and professional Forsmark 3 operators, and accepted by the BWR utilities in June 2000. The acceptance tests consisted of 19 well-defined transients, as well as the running of the simulator from full power down to cold shutdown and back up again with the use of plant procedures. This report describes the HAMBO simulator, with its simulator models, the operator interface, and the underlying hardware and software infrastructure. The tools used for developing the simulator, APROS, Picasso-3 and the Integration Platform, are also briefly described. The acceptance tests are described, and examples of the results are presented, to illustrate the level of validation of the simulator. The report concludes with an indication of the short-term usage of the simulator. (Author)
Availability note (English)
Available from IFE, PO Box 173, 1751 Halden NorwayAdditional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 57 p.
- Report number
- HWR--663
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Norway
- Country of Input or Organization
- Norway
- INIS RN
- 43106801
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Quality check status
- Yes
- Descriptors DEI
- AUTOMATION; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTROL ROOMS; COOPERATION; FINLAND; HBWR REACTOR; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR SIMULATORS; SWEDEN;
- Descriptors DEC
- ANALOG SYSTEMS; BHWR TYPE REACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SIMULATORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WESTERN EUROPE;
Optional Information
- Notes
- 17 refs., 16 figs., 2 tabs