Abstract
A computer simulator for the Nuclear Research Reactor IPEN / MB-01 was developed to be a tool for teaching, training and recycling professionals. The simulator was developed on a SCADA platform (Supervision and Data Acquisition System) with support calculation software, where mathematical models and graphical interface configurations form a friendly platform, which allows the trainee to be identified with the physical systems of the research reactor. A simplified modeling of the main physical phenomena related to the operation of the reactor and the reactivity control systems, reactor cooling and reactor protection was used. The Simulator allows an HMI (Human-Machine Interaction) by manipulating system variables and monitoring trends in quantities during the operation of the reactor, showing an interactive tool for teaching, training and recycling for professionals in the Nuclear Reactor IPEN / MB -01, allowing simulations of the start, power and stop operations.
Highlights
The use of computer simulators has become more common in different areas of human activity
This work aims to develop a computational simulator of basic training, using data and characteristics obtained during the actual operations of the IPEN/MB-01 research reactor
Another system represented by the simulator is the reactor water treatment system (STAA). Knowledge of this subsystem is fundamental for operator training
Summary
The use of computer simulators has become more common in different areas of human activity. They are more necessary the greater the complexity of systems and their interactions with operators. The level of security required, depending on the possible consequences of the wrong operation, is a key factor for using training and retraining policies of the operators of those systems. Clear examples are the necessary policies for training and retraining aircraft pilots, ships, automobiles, complex industrial plants, and, mainly, nuclear reactors. The safety requirements of a nuclear reactor, from its planning to its decommissioning through its operation, are reasons for much study and debate among the experts responsible for establishing the standards that govern this industry. In Brazil, the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission (Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear - CNEN) is the governmental institution that regulates nuclear activities, including nuclear reactor operation
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