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Development of a Functional Complexity Reduction Concept of MMIS for Innovative SMRs

  • Gyan, Philip Kweku (Department of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School) ;
  • Jung, Jae Cheon (Department of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
  • Received : 2021.10.15
  • Accepted : 2021.12.17
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

The human performance issues and increased automation issues in advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are critical to numerous stakeholders in the nuclear industry, due to the undesirable implications targeting the Man Machine Interface Systems (MMIS) complexity of (Generation IV) SMRs. It is imperative that the design of future SMRs must address these problems. Nowadays, Multi Agent Systems (MAS) are used in the industrial sector to solve multiple complex problems; therefore incorporating this technology in the proposed innovative SMR (I-SMR) design will contribute greatly in the decision making process during plant operations, also reduce the number MCR operating crew and human errors. However, it is speculated that an increased level of complexity will be introduced. Prior to achieving the objectives of this research, the tools used to analyze the system for complexity reduction, are the McCabe's Cyclomatic complexity metric and the Henry-Kafura Information Flow metric. In this research, the systems engineering approach is used to guide the engineering process of complexity reduction concept of the system in its entirety.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the 2021 Research Fund of the KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS), the Republic of Korea.

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