Requirements Engineering in Nuclear Power Plant Automation (VAHAYA): VAHAYA summary report

Mikko Raatikainen, Tomi Männistö, Teemu Tommila, Janne Valkonen

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    Abstract

    Requirements specify the expected characteristics of a system. Requirements engineering is an activity that defines and manages requirements in upgrades and new-builds of nuclear power plants. In the VAHAYA project, we carried out a case study on requirements engineering focusing on safety-related automation systems in nuclear power plants. The results of the study indicate that requirements engineering is becoming an increasingly important activity in the nuclear area, e.g., due to the increased complexity of the used technology. Also, other application domains can provide good practices. However, the special characteristics of the nuclear domain add special challenges to requirements engineering.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSAFIR2010
    Subtitle of host publicationThe Finnish Research Programme on Safety 2007-2010: Final Report
    Place of PublicationEspoo
    PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Pages109-117
    ISBN (Electronic)978-951-38-7690-6
    ISBN (Print)978-951-38-7689-0
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible

    Publication series

    SeriesVTT Tiedotteita - Research Notes
    Number2571
    ISSN1235-0605

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