An Operation Scheme Generation Method for Nuclear Power Plant Operation under the Condition of No Operating Procedures Guided

Abstract

Large-scale, complex, and high-risk industrial systems such as nuclear power plants have developed detailed operating procedures. Under the expected conditions, the operators operate the system according to the operating procedures to avoid human error. However, under complex and unfamiliar conditions, once the guidance of operating procedures is lost, serious consequences may be caused. This paper proposes a No-Procedure guided Operation Supervision Technology (NoP-OST). The key idea is to identify the success paths by a forward-searching approach from source to sink functions. On this basis, the success paths are combined to generate various operation schemes to achieve the main objectives of the system. The paper illustrates the application of NoP-OST through the case of loss of the Residual Heat Removal System (RHRS) in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant. The research results show that the method proposed in this paper can provide a valuable operational reference for complex systems by making use of the available functions of the system. In the future, edge computing will be needed to optimize this method for achieving the best output power and efficiency, while ensuring the security, stability, and reliability of the system.