Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. In-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate (flux) measurements in power reactors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-01-2006

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Provides guidance for the design of in-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate measurements in thermal neutron reactors designed for power production. Applies to on-line in-core neutron detectors, together with associated components and instrumentation, designed for purposes important to reactor safety: protection, information or control.

Committee	NCE/8
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 5552(1978) & 04/30078159 DC (03/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, April 2015. (03/2015)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 5552:1978 04/30078159 DC : DRAFT JUN 2004

Standards	Relationship
IEC 60568:2006	Identical

IEC 61468:2000	Nuclear power plants - In-core instrumentation - Characteristics and test methods of self-powered neutron detectors
IEC 61226:2009	Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
IEC 62138:2004	Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important for safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category B or C functions
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 61513:2011	Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - General requirements for systems