BS 4877:1972

Cooperating organizations
Foreword
Recommendations
1. Scope
2. General requirements
2.1 Safe operation
2.2 Instrumentation
2.3 Protection provided
2.4 Sensors
2.5 Control and safety systems
2.6 Abnormal operating conditions
2.7 Electrical interference
3. Neutron flux measurement
3.1 General
3.2 Neutron flux detectors and their installation
3.3 Measuring assemblies
3.4 Calibration and test facilities
3.5 Measurement of flux distributions
4. Temperature measurement
4.1 General
4.2 Vital measurements for reactor safety
4.3 Fuel temperature
4.4 Moderator temperature
4.5 Coolant temperature
5. Coolant measurements
5.1 General
5.2 Coolant flow
5.3 Coolant pressure
5.4 Coolant level
5.5 Coolant leakage
5.6 Coolant purity (or composition)
5.7 Coolant activity
6. Reactor protection system
6.1 General
6.2 Design principles
6.3 Reliability calculation
6.4 Equipment design
6.5 Alarm system
7. Power supplies for instrumentation
7.1 General
7.2 Guaranteed supply systems
8. Control facilities
8.1 General
8.2 Control room siting
8.3 Control room layout
8.4 Communications

Gives guidance on the provision of reactor instrumentation and recommended standards of good practice, for use by designers, constructors, purchasers and users of nuclear power station instrumentation systems and equipment.