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  • IEC 61497:1998

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    Nuclear power plants - Electrical interlocks for functions important to safety - Recommendations for design and implementation

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Language(s):  English - French, Russian

    Published date:  30-10-1998

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    Contents
    Foreword
    Introduction
    Clause
    1. Scope
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions and abbreviations
        3.1 Definitions
        3.2 Abbreviations
    4. Requirements
        4.1 System requirements
        4.2 System design
        4.3 Interlock integrity
        4.4 Interlock equipment
        4.5 Documentation
        4.6 Computer-based equipment
        4.7 Operator actions
        4.8 Power supplies
    5. Test methods
        5.1 Test and monitoring facilities
        5.2 Automatic test aids
        5.3 Self-testing and monitoring
    Annex A (informative) Typical interlocks
    Annex B (informative) Guidance on application of
             single-channel, double-channel or multi-channel
             interlocks

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    Provides recommendations for the design and implementation of electrical interlocks used actively or passively to prevent unsafe conditions or to ensure specific safe conditions and states during the operation of nuclear power plants.

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    Committee TC 45/SC 45A
    Development Note Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    16/30324061 DC : 0 BS IEC 61504 ED2.0 - NUCLEAR FACILITIES INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - CENTRALIZED SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF RADIATION AND/OR LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVITY
    IEC TR 62096:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Guidance for the decision on modernization
    BS IEC 61504:2017 Nuclear facilities. Instrumentation and control systems important to safety. Centralized systems for continuous monitoring of radiation and/or levels of radioactivity
    PD IEC/TR 62096:2009 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Guidance for the decision on modernization
    IEC 61504:2017 Nuclear facilities - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Centralized systems for continuous monitoring of radiation and/or levels of radioactivity
    IEC 61559-2:2002 Radiation in nuclear facilities - Centralized systems for continuous monitoring of radiation and/or levels of radioactivity - Part 2: Requirements for discharge, environmental, accident, or post-accident monitoring functions

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    IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
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    IEC 60812:2006 Analysis techniques for system reliability - Procedure for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
    IEC 60987:2007+AMD1:2013 CSV Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Hardware design requirements for computer-based systems
    IEC 60880:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions
    IEC 60231A:1969 Supplement A - General principles of nuclear reactor instrumentation
    IEC 61225:2005 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Requirements for electrical supplies
    IEC 60617-12:1997 Graphical symbols for diagrams - Part 12: Binary logic elements
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