Qualification of safety-related electrical equipment in France. Methods, approach and test facilities
Requirements for qualification of electrical equipment used in French-built nuclear power plants are stated in a national code, the RCC-E, or Regles de Construction et de Conception des Materiels Electriques. Under the RCC-E, safety related equipment is assigned to one of three different categories, according to location in the plant and anticipated normal, accident and post-accident behavior. Qualification tests differ for each category and procedures range in scope from the standard seismic test to the highly stringent VISA program, which specifies a predetermined sequence of aging, radiation, seismic and simulated accident testing. A network of official French test facilities was developed specifically to meet RCC-E requirements.
- Research Organization:
- Framatome, Tour Fiat Cedex, Paris la Defense
- OSTI ID:
- 5277510
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Power Appar. Syst.; (United States), Vol. PAS 104:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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