THE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING OF NEW-GENERATION FULL-SCOPE SIMULATOR AND NEW TECHNOLOGY OF SIMULATION

Set out is a brief account of the two major accomplishments by the Rus sian Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute' in creating the full-scope simulators and mathematical modeling technologies. Presented are the b asic specifications of one of the world's largest simulators-the full- scope simulator for the Leningrad NPP which is the new-generation one. Owing to the extended modeling scope accomplished is the possibility of training personnel to act in terms of not only the design-basis but rather beyond the design-basis accidents. To minimize the expenditure s for creating the simulators, analyzers and other modeling and contro l means, the RRC 'Kurchatov Institute' has created the unique technolo gy of mathmodeling automation. Thanks to its versatility and applicati on at its creation of the ELUD philosophy (easy to learn, use and deve lop) good use is made of this technology both in nuclear and thermal p ower engineering as well as in gas industry. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.