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  • BS IEC 61888:2002

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    Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Determination and maintenance of trip setpoints

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  13-03-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Abbreviations
    5 Determination of setpoints
       5.1 Safety
       5.2 Safety analysis
       5.3 Limiting safety system setting (LSSS)
            5.3.1 Channel uncertainty and trip setpoint
            5.3.2 Channel uncertainty determination
            5.3.3 Trip setpoint
            5.3.4 Allowable value
       5.4 Combination of uncertainties
            5.4.1 Square-root-sum-of-squares method (SRSS)
            5.4.2 Algebraic method
       5.5 Operational considerations
       5.6 Instrument channel range
    6 Documentation
    7 Maintenance of safety system setpoints
       7.1 Testing
       7.2 Replacement
    Annex A (informative) Example of setpoint determination
    Bibliography

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    Describes the requirements for assuring that automatic setpoints for nuclear safety system instrumentation are established and maintained within specified limits in nuclear power plants and nuclear reactor facilities.

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    Defines the requirements for assuring that automatic setpoints for nuclear safety system instrumentation are established and maintained within specified limits in nuclear power plants and nuclear reactor facilities.

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    Committee NCE/8
    Development Note Supersedes 01/703567 DC (03/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September 2013. (08/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
    IEC 60671:2007 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Surveillance testing
    ISA S67.04 : 1988 SETPOINTS FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY-RELATED INSTRUMENTATION
    IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
    IEC 60980:1989 Recommended practices for seismic qualification of electrical equipment of the safety system for nuclear generating stations
    IEC 60987:2007+AMD1:2013 CSV Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Hardware design requirements for computer-based systems
    IEC 60880-2:2000 Software for computers important to safety for nuclear power plants - Part 2: Software aspects of defence against common cause failures, use of software tools and of pre-developed software
    IEC 60880:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions
    IEC 60780:1998 Nuclear power plants - Electrical equipment of the safety system - Qualification
    IEC 61513:2011 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - General requirements for systems
    IEEE 338-2012 IEEE Standard for Criteria for the Periodic Surveillance Testing of Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety
    IEEE 603-2009 REDLINE IEEE Standard Criteria for Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
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