EN 61226:2010

Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions

IEC 61226:2009 establishes a method of classification of the information and command functions for nuclear power plants, and the instrumentation and control systems and equipment that provide those functions, into categories that designate the importance to safety of the function. The resulting classification then determines relevant design criteria. Is applicable to all the information and command functions and the instrumentation and control systems and equipment that provide those functions. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below: - to introduce a definition for 'non-hazardous stable state'; - to clarify limits of categories; - to clarify requirements related to equipment used for beyond design events.

Kernkraftwerke - Leittechnische Systeme mit sicherheitstechnischer Bedeutung - Kategorisierung leittechnischer Funktionen

Centrales nucléaires de puissance - Instrumentation et contrôle-commande importants pour la sûreté - Classification des fonctions d'instrumentation et de contrôle-commande

La CEI 61226:2009 établit une méthode de classement des fonctions d'information et de commande des centrales nucléaires de puissance et des systèmes d'instrumentation et de contrôle-commande (I&C) et matériels qui assurent ces fonctions en catégories indiquant l'importance pour la sûreté de la fonction. Le classement qui en résulte permet alors de déterminer les critères de conception appropriés. Est applicable à toutes les fonctions d'information et de commande, à tous les systèmes d'I&C et les matériels supports de ces fonctions. Les modifications techniques majeures par rapport à l'édition précédente sont les suivantes: - introduction d'une définition pour 'état contrôlé'; - clarification des limites des catégories; - clarification des exigences portant sur les matériels utilisés hors dimensionnement.

Jedrske elektrarne - Merilna in nadzorna oprema za zagotavljanje varnosti - Klasifikacija funkcij merilne in nadzorne opreme (IEC 61226:2009)

Ta mednarodni standard vzpostavlja metodo klasifikacije merilnih in nadzornih funkcij za jedrske elektrarne, in merilnih in nadzornih sistemov in opreme za zagotavljanje te funkcije, v kategorije, ki funkciji pripisujejo pomembnost za zagotavljanje varnosti. Posledična klasifikacija nato določa ustrezna merila za načrtovanje. Merila za načrtovanje so ukrepi kakovosti, s katerimi se zagotovi ustreznost vsake funkcije glede na njeno pomembnost za zagotavljanje varnosti elektrarne. V tem standardu so merila funkcionalnosti, zanesljivosti, učinkovitosti, okoljske trajnosti (vključno s potresno) in zagotavljanja kakovosti (QA). Ta standard se uporablja za vse informacijske in nadzorne funkcije ter merilne in nadzorne sisteme in opremo za zagotavljanje te funkcije. Obravnavane funkcije, sistemi in oprema zagotavljajo avtomatsko zaščito, nadzor z zaprto ali odprto zanko ter obveščanje operativnega osebja. Stanje v jedrski elektrarni ohranjajo znotraj varnega operativnega ovoja in zagotavljajo avtomatske ukrepe ali omogočijo ročne ukrepe, ki preprečijo ali ublažijo nesreče ali ki preprečijo ali minimizirajo radioaktivne izpuste na lokaciji ali v širše okolje. Funkcije merilne in nadzorne opreme, ki izpolnjujejo te naloge, varujejo zdravje in varnost operaterjev jedrskih elektrarn in javnosti.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 11-Mar-2010
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Feb-2013
• ICS: 27.120.20 - Nuclear power plants. Safety
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 45AX - Nuclear power plants
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 45A - IEC_SC_45A
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 45A - IEC_SC_45A
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 05-Jul-2024
• Completion Date: 05-Jul-2024
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61226:2010 - Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions (IEC 61226:2009)

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 61226:2021 - Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems important to safety - Categorization of functions and classification of systems
• Effective Date: 27-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2010
Jedrske elektrarne - Merilna in nadzorna oprema za zagotavljanje varnosti -
Klasifikacija funkcij merilne in nadzorne opreme (IEC 61226:2009)
Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of
instrumentation and control functions (IEC 61226:2009)
Kernkraftwerke - Leittechnische Systeme mit sicherheitstechnischer Bedeutung -
Kategorisierung leittechnischer Funktionen (IEC 61226:2009)
Centrales nucléaires de puissance - Instrumentation et contrôle-commande importants
pour la sûreté - Classification des fonctions d'instrumentation et de contrôle-commande
(CEI 61226:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61226:2010
ICS:
27.120.20 Jedrske elektrarne. Varnost Nuclear power plants. Safety
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61226
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 27.120.20
English version
Nuclear power plants -
Instrumentation and control important to safety -
Classification of instrumentation and control functions
(IEC 61226:2009)
Centrales nucléaires de puissance -  Kernkraftwerke -
Instrumentation et contrôle-commande Leittechnische Systeme
importants pour la sûreté - mit sicherheitstechnischer Bedeutung -
Classification des fonctions Kategorisierung leittechnischer
d'instrumentation Funktionen
et de contrôle-commande (IEC 61226:2009)
(CEI 61226:2009)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2010 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61226:2010 E
Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 61226:2009, prepared by SC 45A, Instrumentation and control
of nuclear facilities, of IEC TC 45, Nuclear instrumentation, was submitted to the CENELEC formal vote
for acceptance as a European Standard and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61226 on 2010-03-01.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates are proposed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identical

national standard or by endorsement
(dop) 2011-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting

with the EN have to be withdrawn
(dow) 2013-03-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
As stated in the nuclear safety Directive 2009/71/EURATOM, Chapter 1, Article 2, item 2, Member States
are not prevented from taking more stringent safety measures in the subject-matter covered by the
Directive, in compliance with Community law. In a similar manner, this European Standard does not
prevent Member States from taking more stringent nuclear safety measures in the subject-matter covered
by this European Standard.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61226:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61508-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-1.
IEC 61508-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-2.
IEC 61508-3 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-3.
IEC 61508-4 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-4.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60671 2007 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and -
-
control systems important to safety - Surveillance
testing
IEC 60709 - Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and -
-
control systems important to safety - Separation
IEC 60780 - Nuclear power plants - Electrical equipment of the -
-
safety system - Qualification
IEC 60812 - Analysis techniques for system reliability - EN 60812 -
Procedure for failure mode and effects analysis
(FMEA)
IEC 60880 2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and EN 60880 2009
control systems important to safety - Software
aspects for computer-based systems performing
category A functions
IEC 60964 - Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Design EN 60964 -
IEC 60965 - Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - -
-
Supplementary control points for reactor shutdown
without access to the main control room
IEC 60980 - Recommended practices for seismic qualification - -
of electrical equipment of the safety system for
nuclear generating stations
IEC 60987 - Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and EN 60987 -
control important to safety - Hardware design
requirements for computer-based systems
IEC 61000-4 Series Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4 Series
Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques
IEC 61000-6-2 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-6-2 -
Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity for
industrial environments
IEC 61513 2001 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and - -
control for systems important to safety -
General requirements for systems

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61771 - Nuclear power plants - Main control-room - - -
Verification and validation of design
IEC 61772 - Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - Application - -
of visual display units (VDUs)
IEC 61839 - Nuclear power plants - Design of control rooms - - -
Functional analysis and assignment
IEC 62138 - Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and EN 62138 -
control important for safety - Software aspects for
computer-based systems performing category B
or C functions
IAEA NS-R-1 2000 Safety of nuclear power plants: Design - -
IAEA GS-R-3 2006 The management system for facilities and - -
activities : safety requirements
IAEA NS-G-1.3 2002 Instrumentation and control systems important to - -
safety in nuclear power plants

IEC 61226 ®
Edition 3.0 2009-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control important to safety –
Classification of instrumentation and control functions

Centrales nucléaires de puissance – Instrumentation et contrôle-commande
importants pour la sûreté – Classement des fonctions d’instrumentation et de
contrôle-commande
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
V
CODE PRIX
ICS 27.120.20 ISBN 2-8318-1052-1
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5
1 Scope.8
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 Abbreviations .13
5 Classification scheme.13
5.1 General .13
5.2 Background .14
5.3 Description of categories.14
5.3.1 General .14
5.3.2 Category A .15
5.3.3 Category B .15
5.3.4 Category C .15
5.4 Assignment criteria.16
5.4.1 General .16
5.4.2 Category A .16
5.4.3 Category B .16
5.4.4 Category C .17
6 Classification procedure .17
6.1 General .17
6.2 Identification of design basis .18
6.3 Identification and classification of functions.18
7 Assignment of technical requirements to categories .21
7.1 General requirements.21
7.2 Requirements related to functions .21
7.2.1 Basic requirements.21
7.2.2 Specific requirements .22
7.3 Requirements related to I&C systems.22
7.3.1 Basic requirements.22
7.3.2 Specific requirements .23
7.4 Requirements related to equipment .25
7.4.1 Basic requirements.25
7.4.2 Specific requirements .25
7.5 Requirements related to quality aspects .26
7.5.1 Basic requirements.26
7.5.2 Specific requirements .26
Annex A (informative) Examples of categories .30
Bibliography.32

Figure 1 – Method of classification.20

Table 1 – Tabular correlation between categories and other IEC standards .29

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NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS –
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY –
CLASSIFICATION OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

FOREWORD
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