Evaluation of Communication Structures for Nuclear-specific Applications

Abstract

This paper evaluates various implementations of communication structures associated with nuclearspecific applications. Establishing numerous network structures currently used in nuclear industry, this projects analyzes the functionality and reliability of different structures. The communication structures studied in this paper include Object Linking and Embedding process control (OPC), Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) and Modbus Communication Protocol. The experimental aspect of this project includes development and implementation of each network structure for NPP control and shutdown systems. The results of the experimentations are used to identify the potential problems of applying such structures to nuclear industry, in order to introduce nuclear-specific network structures.