Title :
Requirements for abnormal conditions and events (ACES) analysis
Author_Institution :
Scientific Application International Corp., Las Vegas, NV, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
The author discusses standards governing situations where a computer is used in a safety system design. Specifically IEEE Std 7-4.3.2-1933, section 5.5.1, which states that “computer systems shall be designed to perform their safety functions when subjected to all conditions, external or internal, which have significant potential for defeating the safety function”
Keywords :
fission reactor accidents; fission reactor safety; nuclear engineering computing; ACES analysis; abnormal conditions and events analysis; computer systems; safety system design; Failure analysis; Fault trees; Hardware; Logic; Microprogramming; Nuclear power generation; Power generation; Power system modeling; Process design; Software safety;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2544-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474656
