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CSNI2038 HEAF.

HEAF, High Energy Arcing Fault Events

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION

HEAF (High Energy Arc Faults) project.

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2. COMPUTERS

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Program name Package id Status Status date
HEAF CSNI2038/01 Report 16-SEP-2019

Machines used:

Package ID Orig. computer Test computer
CSNI2038/01 Many Computers
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3. DESCRIPTION

The HEAF Project was planned as a three-year programme to be conducted by USNRC at a facility in the United States. The project's aim was to conduct experiments in order to explore the basic configurations, failure modes and effects of high energy arc faults (HEAF) events. The equipment to be tested and considered primarily consists of switchgears and bussing components. Since the switchgears and other equipment necessary for testing is very expensive, the programme relied on signatories' in-kind contributions.

 

The project had two objectives, which was to

  • draft an international, peer-reviewed guidance document (in the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUREG series) that could be readily used to assist the regulators of participants;

  • draft a joint nuclear safety project report covering all testing and data captured.

 

A significant amount of full size equipment had been tested. The initial testing took place in June 2014 in the presence of project members followed by 3 further campaigns in November 2014, March 2015 and October 2015. Data including high-speed high-definition (HD) video had been captured by the USNRC team and was shared amongst other participants in February 2016. Partners then carried out their analyses of the data and contributed to the final report. The first draft of the final report was delivered in June 2016, which necessitated an extension to the project end date to December 2016.

 

Participants: Canada, Finland France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Spain and the United States.

 

Project period: July 2012 to December 2016

 

The distribution of this package is restricted and subject to prior approval.

 

For more detailed information visit http://www.oecd-nea.org/jointproj/heaf.html

 

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9. STATUS
Package ID Status date Status
CSNI2038/01 16-SEP-2019 Report Only
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10. REFERENCES
CSNI2038/01, included references:
- Report on the Testing Phase (2014-2016) of the High Energy Arcing Fault
Events (HEAF) Project
Experimental Results from  the International Energy Arcing Fault Research
Programme (NEA/CSNI/R(2017)7, May 2017)
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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED
No specified programming language
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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS

The project was led by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) as the Operating Agent (OA) with support from the US Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE
CSNI2038/01
Report on the Testing Phase (2014-2016) of the High Energy Arcing Fault Events
(HEAF) Project (NEA/CSNI/R(2017)7)
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17. CATEGORIES
  • Y. Integral Experiments Data, Databases, Benchmarks

Keywords: high energy arc faults.