1. Study on Reliability Improvement of Main Steam Isolation Valve Control in Nuclear Power Plants
- Author
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Shengzhi Liu, Huahuan Li, Changxian Gan, Weiwei Pan, Lei Tang, and Tian Wan
- Subjects
History ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Shutdown ,Isolation valve ,Nuclear power ,Nuclear reactor ,complex mixtures ,Automotive engineering ,Computer Science Applications ,Education ,law.invention ,Reliability (semiconductor) ,law ,business ,Control logic ,Interlock ,Limit switch - Abstract
There is a safety hazard in the interlock control logic of the second circuit main steam isolation valves of the CPR1000 nuclear power unit. During reactor power operation, any abnormal full-close limit switch signal of valves may lead to a reactor shutdown event or even a Safety Injection of nuclear reactor. In this Paper, the control strategy of the second circuit main steam isolation valves is analyzed and demonstrated, and after Probabilistic Safety Assessment(PSA), a feasible improvement plan is proposed, which effectively improves the control reliability of the second circuit system in nuclear power plants.
- Published
- 2021