• BS IEC 62340 : 2007

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - REQUIREMENTS FOR COPING WITH COMMON CAUSE FAILURE (CCF)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2007

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Abbreviations
    5 Conditions and strategy to cope with CCF
      5.1 General
      5.2 Characteristics of CCF
      5.3 Principal mechanisms for CCF of digital I&C systems
      5.4 Conditions to defend against CCF of individual
          I&C systems
      5.5 Design strategy to overcome CCF
    6 Requirements to overcome faults in the requirements
      specification
      6.1 Deriving the requirements specification for the
          I&C from the plant safety design base
      6.2 Application of the defence-in-depth principle
          and functional diversity
      6.3 CCF related issues at existing plants
    7 Design measures to prevent coincidental failure of
      I&C systems
      7.1 The principle of independence
      7.2 Design of independent I&C systems
      7.3 Application of functional diversity
      7.4 Avoidance of failure propagation via
          communications paths
      7.5 Design measures against system failure due to
          maintenance activities
      7.6 Integrity of I&C system hardware
      7.7 Precaution against dependencies from external dates or
          messages
      7.8 Assurance of physical separation and environmental
          robustness
    8 Tolerance against postulated latent software faults
    9 Requirements to avoid system failure due to maintenance
      during operation
    Annex A (informative) - Relation between IEC 60880
                            and this standard

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    Gives requirements and recommendations for the overall architecture of I&C systems, which may contain either or both technologies.

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    Committee NCE/8
    Development Note Supersedes 05/30064104 DC. (03/2008) Renumbered & superseded by BS EN 62340. (08/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    IEC 60671:2007 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Surveillance testing
    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 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 60709:2004 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Separation
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