Control system for nuclear facility and control method for nuclear facility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9685246-B2
Application number	US-201113877233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	Oct 12, 2010
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A control system allows controlling a nuclear facility in an evacuation area. The control system includes a control device in ordinary use disposed in a non-evacuation area, an emergency control device—for emergency in the evacuation area, a plant control facility connectable to the control device—and the emergency control device, a signal switching unit that switches from a normal coupling to an emergency coupling based on an emergency switch signal, a first selector switch in the non-evacuation area, a second selector switch-in the evacuation area, an AND circuit configured to output the emergency switch signal to the signal switching unit in the case where the emergency switch signal is input from the first selector switch and the emergency switch signal is input from the second selector switch.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control system for controlling a nuclear facility in an evacuation area, the control system comprising:
a first operation control device, the first operation control device being disposed in a non-evacuation area, the non-evacuation area being an area other than the evacuation area;
a second operation control device for emergency, the second operation control device being disposed in the evacuation area;
a control device connectable to the first operation control device or the second operation control device;
a signal switching unit configured to switch from a normal coupling between the control device and the first operation control device to an emergency coupling between the control device and the second operation control device based on an emergency switch signal to be input;
a first selector switch disposed in the non-evacuation area, the first selector switch being switchable by an operator and being configured to generate a first emergency switch signal in response to a first switching operation by the operator for switching to the emergency coupling, wherein the first emergency switch signal is not a signal generated from the fist operation control device and is not a signal generated from the second operation control device;
a second selector switch disposed in the evacuation area, the second selector switch being switchable by the operator and being configured to generate a second emergency switch signal in response to a second switching operation by the operator for switching into the emergency coupling, wherein the second emergency switch signal is not a signal generated from the first operation control device and is not a signal generated from the second operation control device;
an AND circuit with an input side and an output side, the input side being coupled to the first selector switch and the second selector switch, the output side being coupled to the signal switching unit, wherein
the AND circuit is configured to generate the emergency switch signal in a case where the first emergency switch signal is input from the first selector switch and the second emergency switch signal is input from the second selector switch, and output the emergency switch signal to the signal switching unit,
the signal switching unit maintains the normal coupling when the emergency switch signal is not input from the AND circuit, and switches from the normal coupling to the emergency coupling when the emergency switch signal is input from the AND circuit.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device includes a processing device coupled to the signal switching unit, and
the processing device is configured to: process a signal input to/output from the first operation control device through the signal switching unit; and process a signal input to/output from the second operation control device through the signal switching unit.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first selector switch includes:
a first operating unit configured to output the first emergency switch signal by the first switching operation to the emergency coupling;
a second operating unit configured to output the first emergency switch signal by the first switching operation to the emergency coupling; and
an OR circuit with an input side and an output side, the input side being coupled to the first operating unit and the second operating unit, the output side being coupled to the AND circuit, wherein

the OR circuit is configured to output the first emergency switch signal to the AND circuit in a case where the first emergency switch signal is input from at least any one of the first operating unit and the second operating unit.

4. A control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second selector switch includes:
a first operating unit configured to output the second emergency switch signal by the second switching operation to the emergency coupling;
a second operating unit configured to output the second emergency switch signal by the second switching operation to the emergency coupling; and
an OR circuit with an input side and an output side, the input side being coupled to the first operating unit and the second operating unit, the output side being coupled to the AND circuit, wherein

the OR circuit is configured to output the second emergency switch signal to the AND circuit in a case where the second emergency switch signal is input from at least any one of the first operating unit and the second operating unit.

Assignees

• Fujimoto Hiroshi
• Shinohara Hironobu
• Akizuki Yasutake
• Fukui Toshiki
• Tanaka Yuichi
• Kiuchi Shinji
• Shirasawa Hiroshi
• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Fujimoto Hiroshi
• Shinohara Hironobu
• Akizuki Yasutake
• Fukui Toshiki
• Tanaka Yuichi
• Kiuchi Shinji
• Shirasawa Hiroshi

Classifications

• G21D3/04 Primary

  Safety arrangements (emergency protection of reactor G21C9/00) · CPC title

• Y02E30/40

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G21D3/001

  Computer implemented control · CPC title

• Y02E30/00

  Energy generation of nuclear origin · CPC title

• Y02E30/30

  Nuclear fission reactors · CPC title