ON-LINE PLANT ANALYZER UTILIZATION IN CONTROL ROOM FOR SURVEILLANCE OF PLANT SAFETY

THE PRINCIPAL SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE FOR A BC-CONTROLLER WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPLY AND CONSTANTLY UPDATE THE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS (BC) TO AN ON-LINE PLANT ANALYZER, ENABLING IT TO FAITHFULLY TRACK A NUMBER OF THE CONTINUOUSLY MEASURED PLANT PARAMETERS. THE BC-CONTROLLER SAMPLES PLANT MEASUREMENTS FROM THE PLANT COMPUTER MEMORY. THE PLANT ANALYZER, IN TURN, PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION TO A SOPHISTICATED MULTI-CRT DISPLAY STATION CONCERNING REACTOR COOLANT'S HEAT REMOVAL CAPABILITY AND PLANT STATUS DIAGNOSTICS. THE PROPOSED CONCEPT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY ONE PARTICULAR PLANT ANALYZER. IT IS IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, THAT THE PLANT ANALYZER HAS A VERIFIED BEST ESTIMATE PREDICTION CAPABILITY AND THAT IT CAN RUN IN REAL TIME OR FASTER, ON A COMPUTER THAT CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE PLANT CONTROL ROOM OR ITS VICINITY.