TY - GEN
T1 - Emerging technologies in instrumentation and controls and their potential regulatory implications for nuclear power plants
AU - Korsah, K.
AU - Holcomb, D. E.
AU - Muhlheim, M.
AU - Mullens, J. A.
AU - Loebl, A.
AU - Bobrek, M.
AU - Howlader, M. K.
AU - Killough, S. M.
AU - Moore, M. R.
AU - Ewing, P. D.
AU - Sharpe, M.
AU - Shourbaji, A. A.
AU - Cetiner, S. M.
AU - Wilson, T. L.
AU - Kisnera, R. A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper provides a summary of eight instrumentation and control (I&C) technology areas, with applications in nuclear power plants (NPPs), that were the focus of a recent study performed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC.) The state of the technology's application in NPPs, along with potential regulatory impact(s), is discussed. The technology focus areas are (1) sensors and measurement systems, (2) communications media and networking, (3) microprocessors and other integrated circuits, (4) computational platforms, (5) surveillance, diagnostics, and prognostics, (6) human-system interactions, (7) high-integrity software, and (8) I&C architectures in new plants. The regulatory implications of these focus areas with regard to their application in NPPs are also discussed.
AB - This paper provides a summary of eight instrumentation and control (I&C) technology areas, with applications in nuclear power plants (NPPs), that were the focus of a recent study performed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC.) The state of the technology's application in NPPs, along with potential regulatory impact(s), is discussed. The technology focus areas are (1) sensors and measurement systems, (2) communications media and networking, (3) microprocessors and other integrated circuits, (4) computational platforms, (5) surveillance, diagnostics, and prognostics, (6) human-system interactions, (7) high-integrity software, and (8) I&C architectures in new plants. The regulatory implications of these focus areas with regard to their application in NPPs are also discussed.
KW - Digital instrumentation and controls
KW - Emerging technologies
KW - Nuclear power plant technologies
KW - Regulatory issues
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77952059675
SN - 9781615676958
T3 - 6th American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies 2009
SP - 491
EP - 502
BT - 6th American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies 2009
T2 - 6th American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies 2009
Y2 - 5 April 2009 through 9 April 2009
ER -