Core Monitoring Applications in the Simulator Control Room

Almost all boiling water reactors and many pressurized water reactors use a core monitoring system in the plant control room. These core monitor systems combine measured data and physics calculations monitor the compliance of fuel thermal limits according to the plant’s Technical Specification requirements. For a variety of reasons, these systems are frequently not available in the simulated control room, or are available only via a simplified emulation. This paper presents a product which allows rigorous core monitoring to be present in the control room. Further, this paper discusses the additional instructional capabilities offered by the usage of software of this nature.