T3 Digital Instrumentation and Control Research: Strengthening Regulatory Decisions

A combined session from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Office of New Reactors, and Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) will provide an update on the NRC’s continuing research efforts to find solutions for technical challenges that currently affect the licensing of digital systems for both operating and new reactor facilities.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Russell Sydnor, Branch Chief, Division of Engineering, NRC/RES

SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:

• Introductory Remarks

  Russell Sydnor Branch ChiefDivision of EngineeringNRC/RES

• Conformance with NRC Regulations and Guidance: Redundancy and Independence for Digital Data Communications

  Deanna Zhang Electronics EngineerDivision of EngineeringNRC/NRO

• Perspectives in Plant-Wide Data Systems: Protection, Control, and Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants

  Paul Rebstock Senior Instrumentation and Controls EngineerDivision of EngineeringNRC/RES

• How do Safety Systems with Software Fail?

  Sushil Birla Senior Level AdvisorDivision of EngineeringNRC/RES and Pascal Regnier ManagerInstrumentation & Controls SectionInstitute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety

• Certification of Safety-Critical Software

  Alan Wassyng DirectorMcMaster Centre for Software CertificationMcMaster University

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Milton Concepcion, NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7457, e-mail: Milton.Concepcion@nrc.gov