Automated Work Packages Prototype: Initial Design, Development, and Evaluation. Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program

Oxstrand, Johanna Helene¹  Ahmad Al Rashdan  Le Blanc, Katya Lee¹  Bly, Aaron Douglas¹  Agarwal, Vivek¹ 

[1] Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

关键词: WATER MODERATED REACTORS;    WATER COOLED REACTORS;    EVALUATION;    DESIGN;    INSPECTION;    MONITORING;    SUSTAINABILITY;    HUMAN FACTORS;    AUTOMATION;    COMMUNICATIONS;    REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS;    COST;    EQUIPMENT INTERFACES;    MAINTENANCE;    MANAGEMENT;    COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;    REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION Automated Work Packages;    Computer Based Procedure;    Valve Position Indication;    Wireless Communication;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1236802
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT--15-35825
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1236802
Others  :  TRN: US1600271

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The goal of the Automated Work Packages (AWP) project is to demonstrate how to enhance work quality, cost management, and nuclear safety through the use of advanced technology. The work described in this report is part of the digital architecture for a highly automated plant project of the technical program plan for advanced instrumentation, information, and control (II&C) systems technologies. This report addresses the DOE Milestone M2LW-15IN0603112: Describe the outcomes of field evaluations/demonstrations of the AWP prototype system and plant surveillance and communication framework requirements at host utilities. A brief background to the need for AWP research is provided, then two human factors field evaluation studies are described. These studies focus on the user experience of conducting a task (in this case a preventive maintenance and a surveillance test) while using an AWP system. The remaining part of the report describes an II&C effort to provide real time status updates to the technician by wireless transfer of equipment indications and a dynamic user interface.