T/CK029/22 - Remote Handling Emergency Stop System Software

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is leading research in the generation of energy from fusion technology, primarily using the Joint European Torus (JET) vessel located at Culham. The current Remote Handling (RH) Safety System, otherwise known as the Emergency Stop System (EMS), has been in use for many years. The system is due to be upgraded and replaced with a modern, fit for purpose, Performance Level (PL) rated system to enable the Remote Handling (RH) plant to operate well into the future. To make the design and manufacture of the EMS simpler, the work package has been split into two sections – Hardware and Software. The Hardware work package focuses on the high-level system architecture and basic hardware needed to make the RH plant machine safety system function. It acts as the glue that holds the machine safety systems of all other RHS Upgrade work packages together. The machine safety system hardware design within other work packages is handled locally by that work package, with EMS being a major interface; EMS dictates the minimum Performance Level requirement (PLr) and hardware needed, with the local work package handling the rest and feeding back into EMS. An example of this is the MASCOT work package, which will design the MASCOT safety system inclusive of the minimum EMS hardware and PLr – EMS then interfaces to this and ensures it functions with the rest of the machine safety system. The Software work package is more encapsulating, being responsible for all machine safety system software within the RHS Upgrade, regardless of work package. This is because the software must be programmed from a central point to all other sub-systems and be in the same software project. In the above example, the MASCOT safety system hardware will be programmed by the EMS work package. UKAEA invites initial Expressions of Interest from engineering firms, consultancy groups and academia.

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