Instrumentation and control (I&C) equipment ensures the safety, viability, and efficient operation of nuclear power plants by providing accurate and timely measurements of plant control and safety system variables, primarily temperature and pressure. The previously published papers collected in this volume discuss a broad range of topics in the steady-state and dynamic performance of process instrumentation systems. These papers are based on the firsthand experience of the author’s company, Analysis and Measurement Service Corporation (AMS), in servicing and testing nuclear power plants worldwide.
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Acknowledgments
Preface
Acronyms
Introduction : Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control
Part I : Instrumentation & Control : Pressure & Temperature Measurement
Chapter 1 : Development and Application of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Components in Nuclear Power Plants
Chapter 2 : Pressure Transmitter Accuracy
Chapter 3 : A Practical Review of Methods for Measuring the Dynamic Characteristics of Industrial Pressure Transmitters
Chapter 4 : Using the Noise Analysis Technique to Detect Response Time Problems in the Sensing Lines of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters
Chapter 5 : Nuclear Plant Temperature Instrumentation
Chapter 6 : Accuracy in Temperature Sensor Response Time Estimation for New Nuclear Reactor Designs
Chapter 7 : Response Time Testing of Temperature Sensors Using Loop Current Step Response Method
Chapter 8 : Regulations and Standards for the Measurement of Performance and Management of Aging of I&C Systems of Nuclear Power Plants
Part II : State-of-the-Art I&C Technologies & Applications
Chapter 9 : The State of the Art in Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control
Chapter 10 : Wireless Sensor Applications in Nuclear Power Plants
Chapter 11 : Wireless Sensors for Predictive Maintenance of Rotating Equipment in Research Reactors
Chapter 12 : Advanced Cable-Testing Techniques for Nuclear Power Plants
Chapter 13 : Aging of Electric Cables in Light Water Reactors
Part III : Online Condition Monitoring & Aging Management
Chapter 14 : State-of-the-Art Predictive Maintenance Techniques
Chapter 15 : On-Line Monitoring Applications in Nuclear Power Plants
Chapter 16 : Applying Online Monitoring for Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control
Chapter 17 : Aging Management of Instrumentation and Control Sensors in Nuclear Power Plants
Chapter 18 : Implementation of On-Line Condition Monitoring Technologies in Research Reactors
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