2. Computerization a success? Yes !
Even so, it's comforting to be able to say that the computerization of EDF power plant control systems has been a success.
2.1 The systems work
Of course, this didn't happen overnight, and it's worth taking a quick look at at the development stages for the main functional assemblies, i.e. protection systems, classified at the highest level 1E, and PLCs classified at 2E, for both the 1,300 MWe and the N4. We will deal separately with the case of the control room (KIC), which does not have a safety classification, in paragraph
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References
- (1) - - La revue de l'Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire N° 131 oct. 1999 Dossier : Les systèmes informatiques dans l'industrie nucléaire : – Le développement de l'informatique sur les réacteurs à eau pressurisée ; – L'homme et les moyens informatisés – L'expérience du pilotage informatisé sur le palier N4.
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