EMP Testing of UL489 Circuit Breakers

Technical Report · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1868138· OSTI ID:1868138

Bowman, Tyler ^[1]; Baca, Michael ^[1]; Guttromson, Ross ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is performing a test campaign for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) to address high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) vulnerability of critical components of generation stations, with focus on early-time (E1) HEMP. The campaign seeks to establish response and damage thresholds for these critical elements in response to reasonable HEMP threat levels as a means for determining where vulnerabilities may exist or where mitigations may be needed. This report provides component vulnerability test results that will help to inform site vulnerability assessments and HEMP mitigation planning.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1868138
• Report Number(s): SAND2022-6581R; 706096
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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