EBR-II secondary sodium loop Plugging Temperature Indicator control system upgrade

Conference · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:88481

Carlson, R B; Gehrman, R L

The Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) secondary sodium coolant loop Plugging Temperature Indicator (PTI) control system was upgraded in 1993 to a real-time computer based system. This was done to improve control, to remove obsolete and high maintenance equipment, and to provide a graphical CRT based operator interface. A goal was to accomplish this inexpensively using small, reliable computer and display hardware with a minimum of purchased software. This paper describes the PTI system, the upgraded control system and its operator interface, and development methods and tools. The paper then assesses how well the system met its goals, discusses lessons learned and operational improvements noted, and provides some recommendations and suggestions on applying small real-time control systems of this type.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 88481
• Report Number(s): ANL/IFR/CP--83964; CONF-950564--2; ON: DE95013471
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPUTER NETWORKS
COMPUTERS
EBR-2 REACTOR
IMPURITIES
ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
RECOMMENDATIONS
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