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Qualification of systems programmed in power plants

Authors: Alain LEGRAS, Daniel QUENOT

Publication date: April 10, 1999

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A formal way of characterizing the quality of a programmed system is to assess its compliance with a well-chosen set of standards. This evaluation is an essential assessment criterion for the safety authority, especially for the most severe category (1E for French levels).

2.1 French bearings and RCC-E

In 1976, representatives of the French Ministry of Industry, CEA, EDF and Framatome decided to draw up a codification based not on general, abstract considerations, but on the actual construction of nuclear units and the technical players involved (safety organizations, operators, manufacturers, suppliers and subcontractors).

This led to the creation of the AFCEN (French association for the design and construction of nuclear boiler equipment)...

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