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  • IEC 62241:2004

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    Nuclear power plants - Main control room - Alarm functions and presentation

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    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  02-11-2004

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Background explanations
       4.1 Problems of alarm systems
       4.2 Functional design elements
       4.3 Other elements
    5 Basic functional requirements
       5.1 Alarm functions
       5.2 Alarm signals
       5.3 Alarm signal processing
       5.4 Alarm display processing
       5.5 Alarm control and management
       5.6 Alarm presentation and display-control integration
       5.7 Human factors
       5.8 Evaluation
    6 Design definition of alarms
       6.1 General
       6.2 Key alarms
       6.3 Alarms needed
    7 Alarm signal processing
       7.1 General
       7.2 Alarm signal validation
       7.3 Alarm generation and reduction processing
       7.4 Event sequence and time delay processing
       7.5 First-out processing
    8 Alarm display processing
       8.1 General
       8.2 Grouped alarms
       8.3 Alarm suppression
       8.4 Dark-board presentation
    9 Alarm control and management
       9.1 General
       9.2 Audible warning and silence
       9.3 Flash and reflash
       9.4 Acknowledgement
       9.5 Ringback
       9.6 Reset
    10 Alarm presentation and display-control integration
       10.1 General
       10.2 Alarm fascia and tile
       10.3 VDU alarm list display
       10.4 Audible annunciation
    11 Reliability, testing, and maintainability
       11.1 Reliability
       11.2 Testing
       11.3 Maintainability
    12 Alarm recording
    13 Alarm response procedures (ARP)
       13.1 General
       13.2 Contents
       13.3 Format
    Annex A (informative) Problems of alarm system
    Annex B (informative) Information sources for signals used
            to generate alarms
    Annex C (informative) Examples of alarm processing logic and
            dynamic prioritisation
    Annex D (informative) Conceptual example of alarm grouping
            and categorisation
    Annex E (informative) Material for the need of distinction
            between alarm and status information
    Annex F (informative) Example of arrangement of alarm tiles
    Annex G (informative) Examples of Points to Consider in the
           Categorisation of Alarms

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    Provides the functional requirements for the alarm systems in the main control room of nuclear power plants. Establishes the human factors requirements and the design guidelines for alarm presentation for the main control room 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

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    BS IEC 60965 : 2009 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - SUPPLEMENTARY CONTROL POINTS FOR REACTOR SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM
    CEI EN 61772 : 2013 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - APPLICATION OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS (VDUS)
    NF EN 60964 : 2010 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - DESIGN
    I.S. EN 62682:2015 MANAGEMENT OF ALARMS SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
    CEI EN 60964 : 2011 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - DESIGN
    IEC TR 62247:2003 Nuclear power plants - Main control room design - A review of the application of IEC 60964 (1989)
    EN 60965:2016 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Supplementary control room for reactor shutdown without access to the main control room
    BS IEC 61500 : 2009 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DATA COMMUNICATION IN SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
    IEC TR 62096:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Guidance for the decision on modernization
    IEC 62646:2016 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Computer-based procedures
    I.S. EN 61500:2011 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DATA COMMUNICATION IN SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
    VDI 3814 Blatt 7:2012-05 Building automation and control systems (BACS) - Design of user interfaces
    I.S. EN 60965:2016 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - SUPPLEMENTARY CONTROL ROOM FOR REACTOR SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM
    15/30300369 DC : 0 BS IEC 62646 ED 2.0 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - COMPUTER BASED PROCEDURES
    17/30327241 DC : 0 BS EN 61500 ED.2 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DATA COMMUNICATION IN SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
    BS IEC 62646:2016 Nuclear power plants. Control rooms. Computer-based procedures
    15/30298379 DC : 0 BS EN 60965 ED 3.0 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - SUPPLEMENTARY CONTROL ROOM FOR REACTOR SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM
    BS EN 61772:2013 Nuclear power plants. Control rooms. Application of visual display units (VDUs)
    CEI EN 61500 : 2012 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DATA COMMUNICATION IN SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
    03/305178 DC : DRAFT MAR 2003
    NF EN 61772 : 2013 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - APPLICATION OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS (VDUS)
    I.S. EN 61772:2013 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - APPLICATION OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS (VDUS) (IEC 61772:2009 (EQV))
    IEC 60964:2009 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Design
    IEC 61772:2009 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Application of visual display units (VDUs)
    I.S. EN 60964:2010 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - DESIGN
    BS EN 60965:2016 Nuclear power plants. Control rooms. Supplementary control room for reactor shutdown without access to the main control room
    BS IEC 61772:2009 Nuclear power plants. Control rooms. Application of visual display units (VDUs)
    BS IEC 60964 : 2009 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - DESIGN
    BS EN 62682:2015 Management of alarms systems for the process industries
    08/30163333 DC : DRAFT SEP 2008
    07/30135889 DC : DRAFT DEC 2007 IEC 61772 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - APPLICATION OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT (VDU)
    BS IEC/IEEE 62646 : 2012 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - CONTROL ROOMS - COMPUTER BASED PROCEDURES
    BS EN 61500:2011 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Data communication in systems performing category A functions
    IEC 62682:2014 Management of alarm systems for the process industries
    EN 61500:2011 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Data communication in systems performing category A functions
    08/30166255 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008
    IEC 60965:2016 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Supplementary control room for reactor shutdown without access to the main control room
    PD IEC/TR 62096:2009 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Guidance for the decision on modernization
    BS EN 60964:2010 Nuclear power plants. Control rooms. Design
    EN 60964:2010 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Design
    EN 61772:2013 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Application of visual display units (VDUs)
    EN 62682:2015 Management of alarms systems for the process industries

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    IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
    IEC 61839:2000 Nuclear power plants - Design of control rooms - Functional analysis and assignment
    IEC 61772:2009 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Application of visual display units (VDUs)
    IEC 61771:1995 Nuclear power plants - Main control-room - Verification and validation of design
    IEC 60964:2009 Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Design
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