Framework for a Digital Documented Safety Analysis

Technical Report · Thu Jun 20 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2375867· OSTI ID:2375867

Lund, Matthew L. ^[1]; O'Rear, Kevin Marshall ^[1]; Rymer, Jacob Steven ^[1]; Terrill, Kevin J. ^[1]; Suyderhoud, Peter Anton ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

This framework is developed to progress the digital implementation of digital tools applied to the DOE authorization process, with future applications to NRC SAR development/review, to accelerate the design and review processes of advanced nuclear reactors. The engineering design and licensing process for nuclear reactors is currently burdened by a document-based approach that leads to duplications and errors due to a lack of traceability among numerous static documents. Changes to design information require labor-intensive manual tracing through these documents, creating a high potential for human error. The adoption of a digital ecosystem, utilizing a digital thread to link various aspects of project design and analysis, promises dynamic documentation generation, automatic updates, and error reduction. Model Based Definition (MBD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools are central to this digital transformation.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 2375867
• Report Number(s): INL/RPT--24-78848-Rev000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
42 ENGINEERING
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DOE Authorization
Department of Energy
Digital Engineering
Documented Safety Analysis
NRIC
National Reactor Innovation Center
Nuclear Safety
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