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Kang, H. G.; Jang, S. C.; Eom, H. S.; Jeong, H. S.
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)2003
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)2003
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[en] Digital safety-critical systems which are now installed in Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plants (KSNPP) would be quantitatively evaluated in order to prove the safety. In this study, we quantify the safety of the digital reactor protection system in KSNPPs using PSA technology. This study also includes the detailed investigation of the target system operation. The Fault Tree (FT) models were constructed for 15 reactor trip parameters. For digital parts, because the operation data for the same type PWR was unavailable, we used the data provided by vendors. On the other hand, for the conventional analog/mechanical parts, we used experience data presented in KAERI/TR-2164/2002.The result of quantification shows that the system unavailability varies from 4.36E-5 to 8.96E-4 according to the trip parameter. Main contributor to the difference from the conventional analysis would be the difference in human failure probability estimation. Generally, the system unavailability depends on several important factors: Human failure probability, software failure probability, watchdog timer coverage, and common cause failure estimation
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Feb 2003; 546 p; 11 refs, 5 figs, 7 tabs
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