Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems important to safety - Separation (IEC 60709:2018)

This document is applicable to nuclear power plant instrumentation and control (I&C) and
electrical systems and equipment, whose functions are required to be independent due to
their contribution to:
• a redundant or diverse safety group;
• different defence in depth levels;
• different safety classes and also with non-classified (NC) systems.
It is also applicable to temporary installations which are part of those I&C and electrical
systems important to safety (for example, auxiliary equipment for commissioning tests and
experiments or mobile power supply systems). Clause 7 is intended particularly for electrical
isolation, Clause 8 is intended particularly for the cabling and the arrangement of equipment
of I&C and electrical systems important to safety.
This document applies to I&C and electrical systems of new nuclear power plants and to I&C
and electrical upgrading or back-fitting of existing plants. For existing plants see 1.2 and 5.4.
Where independence is required by general safety standards such as IAEA safety guides,
IEC 61513 (for I&C), IEC 63046 (for electrical systems) and other project constraints, one
aspect of achieving this independence is physical separation and electrical isolation between
the systems and their equipment that perform safety functions. This document defines the
assessments needed and the technical requirements to be met for I&C and electrical systems,
equipment or cables for which separation is required. Those means are to achieve adequate
physical separation and electrical isolation between redundant sections of a system and
between a higher and lower class systems. This separation is needed to prevent or minimise
the impact on safety that could result from faults and failures which could be propagated or
affect several sections of a system or several systems.
The requirements for functions, and their associated systems and equipment, to be
independent are normally defined in detail in the project documentation; the method of
determining and defining these requirements is not the subject of this document.
Following IAEA SSR-2/1 Requirement 21, separation means by physical separation, electrical
isolation, functional independence and independence of communication are considered. In
this document physical separation and electrical isolation are treated. Functional
independence and independence of communication are not considered in this document.
More details referring to functional independence, independence from control systems and
independence of communication are given in Annex D.

Kernkraftwerke - Leittechnik und elektrische Energieversorgungssysteme mit sicherheitstechnischer Bedeutung - Physikalische und elektrische Trennung (IEC 60709:2018)

Centrales nucléaires de puissance - Systèmes d'instrumentation, de contrôle-commande et d'alimentation électrique importants pour la sûreté - Séparation (IEC 60709:2018)

L'IEC 60709:2018 est applicable aux systèmes d’instrumentation et de contrôle-commande (I&C) des centrales nucléaires de puissance ainsi qu’aux systèmes et équipements électriques, dont il est exigé que les fonctions soient indépendantes en raison de leur contribution à:


       
  • un groupe de sûreté redondant ou varié;

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  • différents niveaux de défense en profondeur;

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  • différentes classes de sûreté et avec les systèmes non classés (NC).


Cette norme est aussi applicable aux installations temporaires qui font partie de ces systèmes d’I&C et électriques importants pour la sûreté (par exemple, les équipements auxiliaires pour les essais de mise en service et l’expérimentation ou pour les systèmes mobiles d’alimentation électrique).
Cette nouvelle édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:

       
  • intégration d’exigences relatives au principe de séparation dans les systèmes électriques importants pour la sûreté;

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  • définition de critères de séparation pour les systèmes d’I&C et électriques de manière générale;

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  • mise en cohérence de la norme avec les nouvelles révisions des documents de l’AIEA et extension du domaine d’application pour inclure de nouveaux aspects de separation.

Jedrske elektrarne - Merilna, nadzorna in elektroenergetska oprema za zagotavljanje varnosti - Ločevanje (IEC 60709:2018)

Ta dokument se uporablja za merilno, nadzorno in elektroenergetsko opremo ter sisteme v jedrskih elektrarnah, katerih funkcije morajo biti neodvisne zaradi prispevka k:
• redundantni ali raznoliki varnostni skupini;
• različni zaščiti v globinskih nivojih;
• različnim varnostnim razredom in tudi nerazvrščenim (NC) sistemom.
Uporablja se tudi za začasne inštalacije, ki so del merilnih, nadzornih in elektroenergetskih sistemov, pomembnih za varnost (na primer pomožna oprema za zagonske preskuse in poskuse ali mobilni napajalni sistemi). Točka 7 je namenjena predvsem za električno izolacijo, točka 8 pa kabliranju in razporeditvi merilnih, nadzornih in elektroenergetskih sistemov, pomembnih za varnost.
Ta dokument se uporablja za merilne, nadzorne in elektroenergetske sisteme novih jedrskih elektrarn ter za te sisteme v obstoječih elektrarnah, ki jih je treba nadgraditi ali vgraditi. Za obstoječe elektrarne glej 1.2 in 5.4.
Če neodvisnost zahtevajo splošni varnostni standardi, kot so varnostni priročniki IAEA, IEC 61513 (za merilne in nadzorne sisteme), IEC 63046 (za elektroenergetske sisteme) ter druge omejitve projekta, je mogoče to neodvisnost doseči s fizično ločitvijo in električno izolacijo sistemov ter njihove opreme, ki opravljajo varnostne funkcije. Ta dokument opredeljuje potrebne ocene in tehnične zahteve, ki jih je treba izpolnjevati za merilne, nadzorne in elektroenergetske sisteme, opremo ali kable, ki jih je treba ločiti. Na ta način se ustrezno fizično loči in električno izolira redundantne razdelke sistema ter sisteme višjega in nižjega razreda. Ločevanje je potrebno za preprečitev ali zmanjšanje negativnega vpliva na varnost pri napakah in okvarah, ki bi se lahko razširile ali vplivale na več delov sistema ali več sistemov.
Zahteve za neodvisnost funkcij in z njimi povezanih sistemov ter opreme so običajno podrobno opredeljene v projektni dokumentaciji; metoda določanja in opredelitve teh zahtev ni predmet tega dokumenta.
V skladu z zahtevo 21 IAEA SSR-2/1 so sredstva ločevanja fizična ločitev, električna izolacija, funkcionalna neodvisnost in neodvisnost komunikacije. V tem dokumentu se obravnava fizična ločitev in električna izolacija. Funkcionalna neodvisnost in neodvisnost komunikacije v tem dokumentu nista upoštevani. Podrobnosti o funkcionalni neodvisnosti, neodvisnosti od nadzornih sistemov in neodvisnosti komunikacije so v dodatku D.

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Publication Date
11-Aug-2019
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
05-Jul-2019
Due Date
09-Sep-2019
Completion Date
12-Aug-2019

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SIST EN IEC 60709:2019
01-september-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60709:2010
Jedrske elektrarne - Merilna, nadzorna in elektroenergetska oprema za
zagotavljanje varnosti - Ločevanje (IEC 60709:2018)
Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems important
to safety - Separation (IEC 60709:2018)
Kernkraftwerke - Leittechnik und elektrische Energieversorgungssysteme mit
sicherheitstechnischer Bedeutung - Physikalische und elektrische Trennung (IEC
60709:2018)
Centrales nucléaires de puissance - Systèmes d'instrumentation, de contrôle-commande
et d'alimentation électrique importants pour la sûreté - Séparation (IEC 60709:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60709:2019
ICS:
27.120.20 Jedrske elektrarne. Varnost Nuclear power plants. Safety
SIST EN IEC 60709:2019 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60709

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2019
ICS 27.120.20 Supersedes EN 60709:2010
English Version
Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical
power systems important to safety - Separation
(IEC 60709:2018)
Centrales nucléaires de puissance - Systèmes Kernkraftwerke - Leittechnik und elektrische
d'instrumentation, de contrôle-commande et d'alimentation Energieversorgungssysteme mit sicherheitstechnischer
électrique importants pour la sûreté - Séparation Bedeutung - Physikalische und elektrische Trennung
(IEC 60709:2018) (IEC 60709:2018)
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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 60709:2019) consists of the text of IEC 60709:2018 prepared by IEC/SC
45A: "Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems of nuclear facilities", of IEC/TC 45:
"Nuclear instrumentation".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2020-06-17
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2022-06-17
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60709:2010.
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 and/or security measures in the
subject-matter covered by this standard.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60709:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their

content constitutes requirements 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 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60071 series Insulation co-ordination EN 60071 series
IEC 60332 series Tests on electric and optical fibre cables EN 60332 series
under fire conditions
IEC 60364-4-41 -  Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4-HD 60364-4-41 -
41: Protection for safety - Protection
against electric shock
IEC 60364-5-52 -  Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-HD 60364-5-52 -
52: Selection and erection of electrical
equipment - Wiring systems
IEC 60364-5-56 -  Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-- -
56: Selection and erection of electrical
equipment - Safety services
IEC 60909 series Short-circuit current calculation in three- - -
phase a.c. systems
IEC 60964 -  Nuclear power plants - Control rooms - - -
Design
IEC 61000 series Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - -
IEC 61226 -  Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation EN 61226 -
and control important to safety -
Classification of instrumentation and
control functions
IEC 61439-1 -  Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear EN 61439-1 -
assemblies - Part 1: General rules
IEC 61500 -  Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation - -
and control important to safety - Data
communication in systems performing
category A functions
IEC 61513 2011 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation EN 61513 2013
and control important to safety - General
requirements for systems
IEC 61660 series Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary EN 61660 series
installations in power plants and
substations
IEC 62003 -  Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation - -
and control important to safety -
Requirements for electromagnetic
compatibility testing
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IEC 62808 -  Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation EN 62808 -
and control systems important to safety -
Design and qualification of isolation
devices
IEC/TR 62096 -  Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation - -
and control - Guidance for the decision on
modernization
1
IEC 63046 -  Nuclear power plants - Electrical systems - - -
General requirements
IAEA Safety 2016 Safety of Nuclear Power Plant: Design
Standard Series No.
SSR-2/1
IAEA Safety Guide - Safety classification of structures, systems
SSG-30 and components in Nuclear Power Plants
IAEA Safety Guide - Design of electrical power systems in
SSG-34 Nuclear Power Plants
IAEA Safety Guide 2016 Design of instrumentation and control
SSG-39 systems in Nuclear Power Plants


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 10
1.1 General . 10
1.2 Application: new and pre-existing plants . 10
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions . 12
4 Abbreviated terms . 15
5 Principles and requirements for separation . 16
5.1 Principles . 16
5.1.1 General . 16
5.1.2 Separation reasoning and boundaries . 16
5.1.3 Plant safety principles and requirements . 17
5.2 Safety class separation requirements . 17
5.3 Associated circuits . 18
5.3.1 General . 18
5.3.2 Criteria . 19
5.4 Separation issues at existing plants . 20
5.4.1 General . 20
5.4.2 Criteria . 20
6 Separation design basis . 20
6.1 Design inputs . 20
6.2 Environmental conditions and hazards . 21
6.2.1 General . 21
6.2.2 Environmental conditions . 21
6.2.3 External hazards. 21
6.2.4 Internal hazards . 21
6.2.5 Fire protection . 22
6.3 EMI/EMC . 22
6.4 Electrical fault . 22
6.5 Requirements from non-nuclear technical standards . 22
6.6 Requirements from special operating conditions . 22
7 Electrical isolation . 23
7.1 Principles . 23
7.1.1 General . 23
7.1.2 Overvoltage barrier . 23
7.1.3 Short circuit / Overcurrent protection . 23
7.1.4 Electrical nonreactive (retroaction free) . 24
7.1.5 Galvanic isolation (electrical insulation) . 24
7.2 Isolation devices . 24
7.2.1 General . 24
7.2.2 Isolation characteristics . 25
7.2.3 Actuation priority . 25
8 Physical separation . 26
8.1 Principles . 26

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8.1.1 General . 26
8.1.2 Separation by distance . 26
8.1.3 Structural separation . 26
8.2 Separation of cables and cable support structures . 26
8.2.1 General . 26
8.2.2 Divisional separation of redundant cables and cable support structures . 27
8.2.3 Separation of system cables and cable supporting structures of different
safety classes . 27
8.2.4 Separation of signal cables from power cables . 28
8.2.5 Reduced separation distances . 28
8.2.6 Associated circuits . 28
8.2.7 Separation of cables from tubes or pipes . 28
8.2.8 General routing considerations . 28
8.2.9 Identification . 28
8.3 Separation of components inside the I&C and electrical system important to
safety . 28
8.3.1 Divisional separation of redundant components inside the I&C and
electrical system important to safety . 28
8.3.2 Separation of components of different safety classes . 29
8.3.3 Installation of equipment of different voltage levels . 29
8.3.4 Reduced separation distances . 29
8.3.5 Associated circuits . 30
8.3.6 Separation of components from sources of hazards . 30
8.4 Control room cabinets, desks, panels and related cables . 30
9 Verification . 31
Annex A (normative) Relation to IAEA guidelines and IEC 61226 . 32
A.1 Object of this Annex . 32
A.2 Applicability of this document . 32
A.3 IAEA Guidelines, applicable for this document . 32
A.4 IEC standards, applicable for the safety categorization and classification . 32
A.5 Defence in Depth levels, simplified definitions . 33
Annex B (informative) Examples of separation realizations . 34
B.1 Object of this Annex . 34
B.2 Example of physical separation . 34
B.2.1 General . 34
B.2.2 Examples of physical separation by distance . 34
B.2.3 Examples of physical separation by structure . 36
B.3 Example of electrical isolation . 37
B.3.1 General . 37
B.3.2 Examples of overvoltage barriers . 37
B.3.3 Examples of short circuit / overcurrent protection . 38
B.3.4 Examples of galvanic isolation . 39
B.4 Example of EMC protection . 40
B.5 Associated circuits . 41
Annex C (informative) Examples of design errors and I&C and electrical failure events . 43
C.1 Object of this Annex . 43
C.2 Design errors . 43
C.3 I&C and electrical system failure events . 43
C.3.1 General . 43

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C.3.2 Single random failure . 43
C.3.3 Multiple failures from a single common cause . 43
Annex D (informative) Functional independence and independence of communication . 44
D.1 Object of this Annex . 44
D.2 Functional independence . 44
D.2.1 General . 44
D.2.2 Independence from control system . 44
D.3 Independence of communication . 45
Bibliography . 46

Figure 1 – Physical separation by structure or distance . 17
Figure 2 – Separation by electrical isolation . 17
Figure 3 – Electrical Isolation measures and selection of components . 23
Figure B.1 – Separation of cable supporting structures by distance . 35
Figure B.2 – Separation of cable trays by distance. 35
Figure B.3 – Separation by structures . 36
Figure B.4 – Overvoltage barriers in I&C systems . 37
Figure B.5 – Overvoltage protection in electrical systems . 38
Figure B.6 – Short circuit protection in case of a cross-connection . 39
Figure B.7 – Galvanic isolation in I&C systems . 39
Figure B.8 – Galvanic isolation in electrical systems . 40
Figure B.9 – EMC protection of I&C cables . 41
Figure B.10 – Examples of associated circuits . 42

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NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS –
INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL AND ELECTRICAL
POWER SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY – SEPARATION

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60709 has been prepared by subcommittee 45A: Instrumentation,
control and electrical power systems of nuclear facilities, of IEC technical committee 45:
Nuclear instrumentation.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2004. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) include requirements referring to the separation principle in electrical systems important to
safety;
b) define separation criteria for I&C and electrical systems in a generic way;
c) restructure the standard following the criteria;
d) consider interferences between I&C and electrical equipment from different safety
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e) align with the new revisions of IAEA documents and broaden the scope to include other
aspects of separation;
f) cover new technologies that either present unique separation issues or provide new
means of achieving separation;
g) enhance requirements and guidance for areas of cable congestion, e.g. control room,
cable spreading galleries, etc;
h) introduce the concept of “associated circuits” (from US practice) to deal with equipment
not important to safety and cables that are not separated from safety equipment and
cables;
i) address the implications of low energy circuits, such as the possible use of analysis to
reduce the minimum separation distance;
j) review existing requirements, update terminology and definitions;
k) provide guidance for the application of the standard to existing plants.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
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a) Background, main issues and organization of the standard
I&C and electrical systems important to safety in nuclear power plants need to tolerate the
effects of plant / equipment faults as well as internal and external hazards. Various
techniques are available to increase the level of tolerability of I&C and electrical systems to
such effects, including the provision of independent systems, subsystems and equipment. For
claims to be made of independence b
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