IEC 63186 Ed. 1.0 b PDF

IEC 63186 Ed. 1.0 b – Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control systems important to safety – Criteria for seismic trip system

This document specifies the minimum requirements for the design of the seismic trip system, and the components thereof, used in a nuclear power plant to mitigate seismic effects. This system is intended to shut down the reactor in operation automatically before it is significantly impacted by the vibratory ground motion incurred by strong earthquakes. This document is applicable to both the design of new built plants and the upgrading of plants in operation. It may be used for the design of other types of nuclear facilities where normal operation shall be stopped in case of strong seismic motions.

NOTE In addition to the seismic trip system, other names are possible for the system covered in this document, e.g. automatic seismic trip system or earthquake scram/trip system.