Coupling Model Checking and PSA: A Case Study

Kim Björkman; Antti Pakonen

doi:10.3850/978-981-11-2724-3_0418-cd

Coupling Model Checking and PSA: A Case Study

Kim Björkman
, Antti Pakonen

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Abstract

Performing exhaustive model checking for a digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system, when both hardware failures and the detailed functionality of the I&C system are considered, can be challenging due to scalability issues. In our previous work, we have proposed a coupling approach where the model checking analysis is restricted to a limited set of postulated hardware failures based on probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) results, potentially improving scalability of model checking. Based on the pilot case study using a small example system, the coupling approach should scale quite well to larger systems. In this paper, we study the applicability of the coupling approach by performing a case study using a more complex example system, based on a fictitious reference model of a boiling water nuclear reactor. Compared to unrestricted model checking analysis, the computation times decreased considerably when the analysis was restricted. Still, the overall process for introducing the failures requires a lot of manual labor, and needs to be automated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019
Editors	Michael Beer, Enrico Zio
Publisher	European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA)
Pages	2789-2796
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-11-2724-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2724-3_0418-cd
Publication status	Published - 2019
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019 - Welfenschloss, Hannover, Germany Duration: 22 Sept 2019 → 26 Sept 2019 https://esrel2019.org/#/

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Conference	29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Hannover
Period	22/09/19 → 26/09/19
Internet address	https://esrel2019.org/#/

Keywords

Model checking
PSA
Digital I&C
Hardware failure
Verification
Scalability

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Björkman, K & Pakonen, A 2019, Coupling Model Checking and PSA: A Case Study. in M Beer & E Zio (eds), Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019. European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA), pp. 2789-2796, 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019, Hannover, Germany, 22/09/19. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2724-3_0418-cd

Coupling Model Checking and PSA: A Case Study. / Björkman, Kim; Pakonen, Antti.
Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2019. ed. / Michael Beer; Enrico Zio. European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA), 2019. p. 2789-2796.

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