Design concepts for the reactor protection and control process instrumentation digital upgrade project at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant units 1 and 2

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.507243· OSTI ID:276516

Carruth, R C; Sotos, W G ^[1]

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1. American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH (United States)

As the nation`s nuclear power plants age, the need to consider upgrading of their electronic protection and control systems becomes more urgent. Hardware obsolescence and mechanical wear out resulting from frequent calibration and surveillance play a major role in defining their useful life. At Cook Nuclear Plant, a decision was made to replace a major portion of the plant`s protection and control systems with newer technology. This paper describes the engineering processes involved in this successful upgrade and explains the basis for many decisions made while performing the digital upgrade.

• OSTI ID: 276516
• Report Number(s): CONF-951073-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 96:018021
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 43, Issue 3Pt2; Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 21-28 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
COOK-1 REACTOR
REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS
REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOK-2 REACTOR
MODIFICATIONS
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION