Title :
Computer based systems for Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
Author :
Sridhar, N. ; Krishnakumar, B. ; Sambasivan, S. Ilango
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Instrum. Div., Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Res., Kalpakkam, India
Abstract :
Computer based Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems are extensively deployed in the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), which is under construction at Kalpakkam. They are employed in safety critical and safety related systems. The hardware and software for these systems have been designed in accordance with Atomic Energy Regulatory board (AERB) safety guides. Further, the hardware designed and developed for PFBR has been already deployed in Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at Kalpakkam as part of refurbishment of aging Computerised Data Processing System (CDPS) based on Unipower-30 computer system. The operational performance feedback of the refurbished CDPS system is excellent.
Keywords :
fission reactor safety; high energy physics instrumentation computing; liquid metal fast breeder reactors; nuclear criticality safety; nuclear engineering computing; nuclear instrumentation; AERB safety guides; Atomic Energy Regulatory board; Fast Breeder Test Reactor; Kalpakkam; Unipower-30 computer system; computer based Instrumentation & control systems; computerised data processing system; prototype fast breeder reactor; safety critical systems; Aging; Control systems; Hardware; Inductors; Instruments; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Software safety; Software systems; System testing; IEC61000; IS9000; MIL-STD-217F; PLD; TMR; VME;
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2009 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5207-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5208-8
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503832
