Download or read book Nuclear Waste Instrumentation Engineering written by David E. Robertson and published by SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-04-18 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on the development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of aging analog monitoring and control instrumentation in nuclear power plants with modern digital instrumentation without introducing off-setting safety problems. This book identifies criteria for the USNRC's review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. It focuses on eight areas: software quality assurance, common-mode software failure potential, systems aspects of digital instrumentation and control technology, human factors and human-machine interfaces, safety and reliability assessment methods, dedication of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software, the case-by-case licensing process, and the adequacy of technical infrastructure.
Download or read book Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants written by Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-05-02 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on the development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of aging analog monitoring and control instrumentation in nuclear power plants with modern digital instrumentation without introducing off-setting safety problems. This book identifies criteria for the USNRC's review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. It focuses on eight areas: software quality assurance, common-mode software failure potential, systems aspects of digital instrumentation and control technology, human factors and human-machine interfaces, safety and reliability assessment methods, dedication of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software, the case-by-case licensing process, and the adequacy of technical infrastructure.
Download or read book Special Issue on Instrumentation Development for High level Nuclear Waste Disposal Beneath the Deep ocean Floor written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Factors Engineering Aspects of Instrumentation and Control System Design written by IAEA and published by International Atomic Energy Agency. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safety, reliability, and productivity in the nuclear industry result from a systematic consideration of human performance. A plant or other facility consists of both the engineered system and the human users of that system. It is therefore crucial that engineering activities consider the humans who will be interacting with those systems. Engineering design, specifically instrumentation and control (I&C) design, can influence human performance by driving how plant personnel carry out work and respond to events within a nuclear power plant. As a result, humansystem interfaces (HSIs) for plant operators as well as the maintenance and testing of the I&C system cannot be designed by isolated disciplines. The focus of this publication is to integrate knowledge from the disciplines of human factors engineering (HFE) and I&C to emphasize an interdisciplinary approach for the design of better HSIs and consequently improved human performance in nuclear power plants. This is accomplished by practical explanations of the HFE processes and corresponding outputs that inform the I&C development. More specifically, the publication addresses issues in the design process where collaboration between HFE, I&C and other important disciplines and stakeholders is paramount and identifies key tools and tasks for exchanging inputs and outputs between different design disciplines, particularly I&C and HFE. The practical information provided in this publication is intended to support Member States capabilities to improve their approach to I&C through the consideration of HFE.
Download or read book Design and Instrumentation of In Situ Experiments in Underground Laboratories for Radioactive Waste Disposal written by B. Come and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. This volume includes papers of a Joint CEC-NEA Workshop on ‘Design and Instrumentation of In-Situ Experiments in Underground Laboratories for Radioactive Waste Disposal ‘held in, Brussels,15-17 May 1984. About 100 specialists attended this meeting, in which a review of the current developement of such underground facilities was made.
Download or read book Dynamic Analysis and Design Considerations for High level Nuclear Waste Repositories written by Quazi A. Hossain and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of papers presented at the Symposium sponsored by the Nuclear Dynamic Analysis Committee of the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers held in San Francisco, California on August 19-20, 1992.
Download or read book Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants written by National Research Council and published by Joseph Henry Press. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of aging analog monitoring and control instrumentation in nuclear power plants with modern digital instrumentation, without introducing off-setting safety problems. This final report of a two-phased study identifies criteria for the USNRC's review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. The book focuses on eight areas: software, quality assurance, common-mode software failure potential, systems aspects of digital instrumentation and control technology, human factors and human-machine interfaces, safety and reliability assessment methods, dedication of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software, the case-by-case licensing process, and adequacy of technical infrastructure.
Download or read book Engineering and Scientific Employment Opportunities written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION NEEDS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE ISOLATION IN CRYSTALLINE AND ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS SYMPOSIUM written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there exists in the United States a large volume of nuclear wastes that result from both military and commercial activities. The United States has to date placed major emphasis on disposal in only one rock type--salt--whereas other nations have considered other rock types, such as granite in England and Sweden and clays in Belgium. No comprehensive evaluation of isolation in rocks other than salt has been made in the United States, and it is most appropriate that other rock types be evaluated both for constructing disposal sites in areas devoid of salt and also for having alternative waste management plans in case substantial problems are encountered in using salt as a disposal medium. To evaluate the state-of-the-art, research needs, and research priorities related to waste disposal in largely-impermeable rocks, scientists and engineers working on geologic aspects of nuclear waste disposal were brought together. The Geotechnical Assessment and Instrumentation Needs (GAIN) Symposium for Nuclear Waste Isolation in Crystalline and Argillaceous Rocks was held July 16-20, 1978 in Berkeley. This report and recommendations are the proceedings from that symposium. The location, design, and testing of a potential nuclear waste disposal site are both a geologic and an engineering problem. Disposal requires isolating the wastes from the surface and subsurface of the earth for a period of time of ten to hundreds of thousands of years. Engineers have never before been called upon to predict the behavior of structures or the flow of groundwater so far into the future.
Download or read book Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants written by Mauro Cappelli and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants provides the latest innovative research onthe design of effective modern I&C systems for both existing and newly commissioned plants, along withinformation on system implementation. Dr. Cappelli and his team of expert contributors cover fundamentals,explore the most advanced research in control systems technology, and tackle topics such as the human–machine interface, control room redesign, and control modeling. The inclusion of codes and standards,inspection procedures, and regulatory issues ensure that the reader can confidently design their own I&Csystems and integrate them into existing nuclear sites and projects. - Covers various viewpoints, including theory, modeling, design and applications of I&C systems - Includes codes and standards, inspection procedures and regulatory issues - Combines engineering and physics aspects in one thorough resource, presenting human factors, modeling and HMI together for the first time - Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants highlights the key role nuclear energy plays in the transition to a lower-carbon energy mix
Download or read book Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Engineering written by Malcolm Joyce and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Engineering: A Conceptual Introduction to Nuclear Power provides coverage of the introductory, salient principles of nuclear engineering in a comprehensive manner for those entering the profession at the end of their degree. The nuclear power industry is undergoing a renaissance because of the desire for low-carbon baseload electricity, the growing population, and environmental concerns about shale gas, so this book is a welcomed addition to the science. In addition, users will find a great deal of information on the change in the industry, along with other topical areas of interest that are uniquely covered. Intended for undergraduate students or early postgraduate students studying nuclear engineering, this new text will also be appealing to scientifically-literate non-experts wishing to be better informed about the 'nuclear option'. - Presents a succinct and clear explanation of the key facts and concepts on how nuclear engineering power systems function and how their related fuel supply cycles operate - Provides full coverage of the nuclear fuel cycle, including its scientific and historical basis - Describes a comprehensive range of relevant reactor designs, from those that are defunct, current, and in plan/construction for the future, including SMRs and GenIV - Summarizes all major accidents and their impact on the industry and society
Download or read book Feasibility of Disposal of High level Radioactive Waste Into the Seabed Engineering written by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and published by Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre. This book was released on 1988 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliography
Download or read book Reliability of Instrumentation in a Simulated Nuclear waste Repository Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of the observed performance of the geotechnical instrumentation deployed on the Spent Fuel Test-Climax (SFT-C), the following conclusions and recommendations are offered. Further research is required to fully understand the observed failures of linear potentiometers utilized in sealed or partially ventilated extensometer head assemblies. Based on our field observations, we recommend deploying Schaevitz LVDTs or proximeters as extensometer transducers where a sealed head assembly is required. The user must be cognizant of the potential drift and thermal instabilities of these units, however. The first-generation wire extensometers and fracture monitors developed for this test are an accurate, reliable means for measuring convergence and discrete joint motion, respectively. The improved hermetically sealed vibrating-wire stressmeters function reliably. Calibration of the gauge remains difficult and further work is warranted in this area. Utilization of a single lot of sheathed thermocouples in a zone box configuration is a cost-effective, accurate, and reliable means of measuring temperatures in the repository environment. Care must be taken to tailor the sheath composition to the test thermal and chemical environment. Monitoring and post-test studies will continue at the SFT-C through 1984. Included in these studies will be post-test calibrations of all accessible instrumentation. A final report on the performance of the field instrumentation will be prepared at that time.
Download or read book Science and Technology for Disposal of Radioactive Tank Wastes written by Wallace W. Shulz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radioactive wastes resulting from over 40 years of production of nuclear weapons in the U. S. are currently stored in 273 underground tanks at the U. S. Department of Energy Hanford site, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, and Savannah River site. Combined, tanks at these sjtes contain approximately 94,000,000 gallons of waste in a variety of forms including liquid, concrete-like salt cake, and various sludges. More than 730,000,000 curies of several radioactive isotopes are present in the underground tanks. Certainly, one of the greatest challenges facing the U. S. Department of Energy is how to characterize, retrieve, treat, and immobilize the great variety of tank wastes in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner. For several years now, the U. S. Department of Energy has initiated and sponsored scientific and engineering studies, tests, and demonstrations to develop the myriad of technologies required to dispose of the radioactive tank wastes. In recent times, much of the Department of Energy R&D activities concerning tank wastes have been closely coordinated and organized through the Tanks Focus Area (IF A); responsibility for technical operations of the TF A has been assigned to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
