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BS 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

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-15-1999

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

Defines recommendations for the design and implementation of electric interlocks, used actively or passively to prevent unsafe conditions or ensuring specific safe conditions and states, during the operation of nuclear power plants.

Committee
NCE/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 97/703022 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September 2013. (08/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
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