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  5. VOL 45, NO 4 (2023)
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DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF SMALL MODULAR REACTORS: A STRUCTUREMODEL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Y.V. Brezhniev, H.V. Fesenko, V.S. Kharchenko, M.O. Yastrebenetsky

Èlektron. model. 2023, 45(4):26-41

https://doi.org/10.15407/emodel.45.04.026

ABSTRACT

An analysis of the platforms of information and control systems (ICS), the impact of the features of SMR projects on the digital infrastructure (DIS) comprising a complex of ICSs for various purposes, monitoring systems, and physical security. Structure of modern SMR DIS is suggested. The requirements for DISs/ICSs in view of these features, as well as the tasks that must be solved by DIS/ICS providers in order to realize the benefits of SMR are formulated.

KEYWORDS

small modular reactor, digital infrastructure, functional safety.

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