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Title: EBR-II fuel handling console digital upgrade

Conference ·
OSTI ID:81065
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  1. Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Integral Fast Reactor Operations Div.

The main fuel handling console and control system at the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) are being upgraded to a computerized system using high-end workstations for the operator interface and a programmable logic controller (PLC) for the control system. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics will be provided for the operator which will show the relative position of under-sodium fuel handling equipment. This equipment is operated remotely with no means of directly viewing the transfer. This paper describes various aspects of the modification including reasons for the upgrade, capabilities the new system provides over the old control system, philosophies and rationale behind the new design, testing and simulation work, diagnostic features, and the advanced graphics techniques used to display information to the operator.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
81065
Report Number(s):
ANL/IFR/CP-84088; CONF-950564-6; ON: DE95013401; TRN: 95:016406
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. symposium on power plant dynamics, control and testing, Knoxville, TN (United States), 24-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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