Vulcan/Vulcan-M: Certified State-of-the-Art IC Product Line

摘要

This paper describes main features of Vulcan/Vulcan-M platform developed and manufactured by Westron LLC, a Ukrainian Joint Venture of Westinghouse Electric Company. Vulcan/Vulcan-M platform is one of the main product lines being used for modernization of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Systems at operating Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants. This product line is also used for control and information systems at nuclear and fossil power plants outside Ukraine, including systems funded by International organizations and funds (US DOE, TACIS, etc.) Vulcan/Vulcan-M product line consists of Vulcan and Vulcan-M hardware and universal base software VMS, it allows to develop a wide range of advanced and effective I&C systems to satisfy Customer demands. The platform comprises years of experience and practices gained in industrial I&C implementation as well as advanced tendencies in electronics and up-to-date approaches in software and system design. Close attention was paid to minimization of the systems' cost. Vulcan/Vulcan-M hardware is certified by the State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine to be used in I&C systems of safety classes 3 and 2, in accordance with the Ukrainian classification or safety classes B and C in accordance with the international safety classification. The effectiveness of Vulcan/Vulcan-M platform is illustrated in this paper by examples of I&C systems successfully operating at nuclear power plants (including Computer Information System, Radiation Monitoring System, In-Core Monitoring System, Feed Water Control System and others).