I&C systems important to safety may be implemented using conventionally hardwired equipment, programmable digital equipment, or by using a combination of both types of equipment.
BS EN IEC 60987 provides requirements and recommendations for the hardware aspects of I&C systems whatever the technology and applies for all safety classes in a graded manner.
NOTE- BS EN IEC 60987 does not explicitly address how to protect systems against those threats arising from malicious attacks, i.e., cybersecurity, for programmable digital item.
BS EN IEC 60987 on nuclear power plants is useful for:
The requirements defined within BS EN IEC 60987 guide, in particular, the selection of pre-existing components, hardware aspects of system detailed design and implementation and equipment manufacturing. It empowers the manufacturers with the required guidance.
BS EN IEC 60987 covers the hardware aspects of digital systems design for systems important to safety. This helps the users to ensure safety.
BS EN IEC 60987 consistently implements and provides details for the safety and security principles and basic aspects provided in the relevant IAEA safety standards and the IAEA nuclear security series (NSS).
BS EN IEC 60987 supersedes EN 60987:2015. BS EN IEC 60987 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 60987:2015. These include:
EN 60987 Ed.3.0
IEC 60987 Ed.3.0