GB/T 13629-2023Criteria for programmable digital devices in safety systems of nuclear power generating stations (English PDF)
核电厂安全系统中可编程数字设备的适用准则
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
December 28, 2023
Implementation date
April 1, 2024
Scope
GB/T 13629-2023 is the English-translated version of 核电厂安全系统中可编程数字设备的适用准则.
GB/T 13629-2023 is the Chinese national standard on criteria for programmable digital devices in safety systems of nuclear power generating stations, in the field of energy and heat transfer engineering. The /T suffix marks it as a recommended standard: it is not compulsory by itself, but it becomes binding as soon as a contract, a tender or a customer specification calls it up - which in practice is how most foreign buyers meet it. It was issued on 28 December 2023 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 April 2024. Classification: ICS 27.120.20, CCS F 83. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the issuing body are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are in the document itself, which is delivered complete in English translation.
Document preview — GB/T 13629-2023
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 27.120.20
- Classification
- F 83
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Contents
- ForewordIII
- 1 Scope1
- 2 Normative references1
- 3 Terms and definitions, abbreviations1
- 3:1 Terms and definitions1
- 3:2 Abbreviations2
- 4 Safety System Design Basis3
- 5 Safety System Guidelines3
- 5:1 Single Failure Criterion3
- 5:2 Completion of protective action3
- 5:3 Quality3
- 5:4 Equipment Qualification7
- 5:5 System integrity7
- 5:6 Independence9
- 5:7 Testing and calibration capabilities12
- 5:8 Information display12
- 5:9 Access control14
- 5:10 Maintenance18
- 5:11 Identification19
- 5:12 Auxiliary facilities19
- 5:13 Multi-unit nuclear power plants19
- 5:14 Human Factors Engineering Considerations19
- 5:15 Reliability19
- 5:16 Common cause failure criterion19
- 5:17 Use of commodity-grade digital devices20
- 5:18 Simplicity20
- 6 Function and design requirements for monitoring command equipment21
- 7 Function and design requirements of execution device21
- 8 Requirements for power source21
- Appendix A (informative) Hazard identification and control22
- A:1 Background22
- A:2 Purpose of hazard analysis22
- A:3 Hazard Analysis Implementation Guide22
- Appendix B (Informative) Communications Independence34
- B:1 Background34
- B:2 Discussion34
- Appendix C (informative) Determination of diversity needs39
- C:1 Diversity and Defense in Depth Analysis39
- C:2 Sufficient diversity to eliminate common cause failures39
- C:3 Increase diversity to address common cause failure vulnerabilities39
- C:4 Diversity of manual controls and displays39
- C:5 Diversity of automatic control40
- Appendix D (informative) Confirmation of applicability of commodity-level items41
- D:1 General principles41
- D:2 Preparation for confirmation of applicability of commodity-level items41
- D:3 Development of applicability confirmation of commodity-level items42
- D:4 Maintenance of product-level item suitability confirmation44
- Reference46
Foreword
This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1:1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents" Drafting:
This document replaces GB/T 13629-2008 "Applicable Guidelines for Digital Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Safety Systems" and is consistent with GB/T 13629-
Compared with:2008, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:
---Changed the scope of application of the document, changing "digital computer" to "programmable digital device" (see Chapter 1,:2008 version Chapter 1);
---Changed the definitions of the terms "commodity-level items", "firmware", "hazard" and "hazard analysis" (see Chapter 3, Chapter 3 of the:2008 edition);
---Deleted the terms and definitions "acceptance testing", "application software", "structure", "complexity", "component", "computer" and "computer instructions"
"Computer Program" "Computer System" "Configuration" "Configuration Control" "Configuration Items" "Configuration Management" "Correctness" "Data" "Data Structure"
"Construction", "Design", "File", "Documentation", "Error", "Execution", "Failure", "Fault", "Function", "Functional Unit", "Hardware", "Implementation", "Interface"
"Modules" "Procedures" "Qualification Tests" "Requirements" "Requirements Specifications" "Software" "Software Maintenance" "Software Quality Measurement" "Software Tools"
"Specification", "System", "System Software", "System Test", "Test", "Test Outline", "Confirmation", "Verification", "Verification and Confirmation" (see
Chapter 3 of the:2008 edition);
---Added terms and definitions "safety state", "functional state", "key characteristics", "basic components", "programmable digital device", "digital security"
System-wide” (see Chapter 3);
---Added abbreviations (see 3:2);
---Added relevant criteria requirements for single faults (see 5:1);
---Changed the content of software tools used in digital devices, software and hardware development, firmware and programmable logic device development (see
5:3:3,:2008 version of 5:3:2);
---Added relevant requirements for function priority (see 5:5:5);
1 Scope
This document specifies the design guidelines for programmable digital equipment used in nuclear power plant safety systems, including safety system guidelines, monitoring command equipment
The function and design requirements of the actuator, the function and design requirements of the actuator, and the requirements for the power source:
This document applies to programmable digital devices in nuclear power plant safety systems:
2 Normative reference documents
The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text: Among them, the dated quotations
For undated referenced documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated referenced documents, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document:
GB/T 12727-2017 Qualification of safety-level electrical equipment for nuclear power plants
GB/T 13284:1-2008 Nuclear power plant safety system Part 1: Design criteria
GB/T 13625-2018 Seismic appraisal of safety-level electrical equipment in nuclear power plants
GB/T 22032-2021 System and software engineering system life cycle process
NB/T 20448-2017 Verification and validation of nuclear power plant systems and software
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviations
3:1 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document:
A system state that is considered safe in its application scenario or a system condition that is consistent with the safety analysis of a nuclear power plant:
functionalstate functionalstate
The operating state of a component or system specified by the programmable digital device (PDD) design:
Note: Including operating mode, fault tolerance mode, and test/diagnosis/fault detection mode:
A combination of a hardware device and computer instructions and data that reside on the device as read-only software:
Note: For consistency with this document, firmware is treated as software in a programmable device:
In order to ensure that commodity-level items can perform their intended safety functions, the important design, materials and performance of the items need to be verified (including the design process)
Remaining clauses in the full document
- 4 Safety System Design Basis
- 5 Safety System Guidelines
- 6 Function and design requirements for monitoring command equipment
- 7 Function and design requirements of execution device
- 8 Requirements for power source
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 12727-2017Qualification of electrical equipment important to safety for nuclear power plants
- GB/T 13284Design criteria of safety systems in nuclear power plants
- GB/T 13625-2018Seismic qualification of safety class electrical equipment for nuclear power plants
GB/T 22032-2021
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- GB/T 13284-2025Design criteria of safety systems in nuclear power plants
- GB/T 15473-2025Qualification of class 1E static battery chargers, inverters, and uninterruptible power supply systems for nuclear power plants
- GB/T 12788-2021Criteria for class 1E power systems for nuclear power plants
- GB/T 13627-2021Criteria for accident monitoring instrumentation for nuclear power plants
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Editions of GB/T 13629
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 13629-2023 | Criteria for programmable digital devices in safety systems of nuclear power generating stations | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 13629-2008 | Applicable criteria for digital computers in safety systems of nuclear power plants | previous edition | Superseded |
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