Minimum functional and design criteria for the power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating station safety systems are established. The criteria are to be applied to those systems required to protect the public health and safety by functioning to mitigate the consequences of design basis events. The intent is to promote appropriate practices for design and evaluation of safety system performance and reliability. Although the standard is limited to safety systems, many of the principles may have applicability to equipment provided for safe shutdown, post-accident monitoring display instrumentation, interlock features, or any other systems, structures, or equipment related to safety.
- Standard Committee
- PE/NPEC - Nuclear Power Engineering Committee
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2015-02-16
- Superseding
- 603-2009
- Board Approval
- 2018-09-27
- History
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- Published:
- 2018-12-07
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- Standard Committee
- PE/NPEC - Nuclear Power Engineering Committee
- Working Group
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WG_6.3 - Safety Systems and Single-Failure Criteria Working Group
- IEEE Program Manager
- Christian Orlando
Contact Christian Orlando - Working Group Chair
- David Heinig
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379-2014
IEEE Standard for Application of the Single-Failure Criterion to Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems
Requirements for the application of the single-failure criterion to the electrical power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating safety systems are provided in this standard.
379.1-2024
IEEE Guide for Application of the Single-Failure Criterion to Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems
Guidance for the application of the single-failure criterion to the electrical power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating safety systems are provided in this guide.
These standards have been replaced with a revised version of the standard, or by a compilation of the original active standard and all its existing amendments, corrigenda, and errata.
379-2000
IEEE Standard Application of the Single-Failure Criterion to Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems
Application of the single-failure criterion to the electrical power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating station safety systems is covered. Conformance with the requirements of IEEE Std 603-1991 and the single-failure criterion as stated in that document is established. Interpretation and guidance in the application of the single-failure criterion, a discussion of the failures, and an acceptable method of single-failure analysis are presented.
603-2009
IEEE Standard Criteria for Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
Minimum functional and design criteria for the power, instrumentation, and control portions of nuclear power generating station safety systems are established in this standard. The criteria are to be applied to those systems required to protect the public health and safety by functioning to mitigate the consequences of design basis events. The intent is to promote appropriate practices for design and evaluation of safety system performance and reliability. Although the standard is limited to safety systems, many of the principles may have applicability to equipment provided for safe shutdown, post accident monitoring display instrumentation, preventive interlock features, or any other systems, structures, or equipment related to safety.
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