What has been the operating experience with digital I&C safety systems installed in nuclear power plants?

During the past 20 years, there have been a significant number of safety-related and important-to-safety digital systems or components installed in operating nuclear power plants. The safety-related digital systems were developed in accordance with the requirements in Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 and generally have operated safely. However, 38 out of approximately 100 operating plants have reported potential and actual common-mode failures in many of these systems.

Some common-mode failures affected a single plant, while others affected several plants using the same digital system. More.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

Related Questions