The application of EPICS in TMSR radiation protection and access control system

• Published in: Nuclear science and techniques Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 58 - 63
• Main Authors: Han, Li-Feng, Chen, Yong-Zhong, Cai, Jun, Xu, Hai-Xia, Huang, Wen-Bo, Zhang, Ning, Han, Li-Xin, Hong, Peng-Fei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.04.2016; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
• Subjects: Energy; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; 历史数据; 史诗; 工业控制系统; 应用; 放射防护; 能力成熟度模型; 访问控制系统; 辐射防护; Experimental physics and industrial control system (EPICS); Radioprotection; Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR)
• ISSN: 1001-8042; 2210-3147
• DOI: 10.1007/s41365-016-0040-7

To treat technical problems of data acquisition,alarm management, and historical data archiving of radiation protection control system in Thorium Molten Salt Reactor, a network prototype system was designed based on experimental physics and industrial control system.Radiation level of many locations in Jiading campus of Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics is being continuously monitored, and boundaries of accelerator facilities and radiochemical areas are defined by the access control system. In this paper, we introduce the control system design,including human–machine interfaces, alarm system, historical data archiving system, and the software for access control. The software development followed the standard of Capability Maturity Model Integration（CMMIò） Level3, and the software had passed a third-party test, which indicated that the functionality and the reliability could fulfill the requirements of the radiation protection system.