Instrumentation and control systems design for nuclear power plant: An interview study with industry practitioners

• Main Authors: Pooja Singh, Lalit Kumar Singh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
• Series: Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• Subjects: Instrumentation and control systems; Software and system safety; Dependability engineering; Safety critical systems
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321002990

Instrumentation and Control systems (I&C) play a significant role in nuclear power plants (NPP) and other safety critical systems (SCS). We have conducted a rigorous study and discussions with experienced practitioners worldwide the strategy for the development of I&C systems to investigate the several aspects related to their dependability. We discussed with experienced practitioners that work on nuclear domain with the intention of knowing their approach, they use day-to-day for the development of such systems. The aim of this research is to obtain to provide guidance to those building I&C systems of NPP and have implications on state engineering licensure boards, in the determination of legal liability, and in risk assessment for policymakers, corporate governors, and insurance executives.