Virtual environments for nuclear power plant design

Conference · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:211321

Brown-VanHoozer, S A; Singleterry, Jr, R C; King, R W ^[1]

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In the design and operation of nuclear power plants, the visualization process inherent in virtual environments (VE) allows for abstract design concepts to be made concrete and simulated without using a physical mock-up. This helps reduce the time and effort required to design and understand the system, thus providing the design team with a less complicated arrangement. Also, the outcome of human interactions with the components and system can be minimized through various testing of scenarios in real-time without the threat of injury to the user or damage to the equipment. If implemented, this will lead to a minimal total design and construction effort for nuclear power plants (NPP).

• 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: 211321
• Report Number(s): ANL/ED/CP-88122; CONF-960521-2; ON: DE96007071; TRN: 96:009464
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. American Nuclear Society (ANS) topical meeting on nuclear plant instrumentation, control and human-machine interface technologies, University Park, PA (United States), 6-8 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
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