TY - GEN
T1 - Rancor Integrated Procedure System (RIPS): A Computer-Based Procedure Platform for Advanced Reactor Research
T2 - 2025 Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
AU - Boring, Ronald L.
AU - Lew, Roger
AU - Ulrich, Thomas A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, INCORPORATED, WESTMONT, ILLINOIS 60559.
PY - 2025/6/15
Y1 - 2025/6/15
N2 - The Rancor Microworld Simulator is a simplified, pressurized water, small modular reactor simulator that includes a multi-unit plant model server, an advanced digital human-machine control interface, and the Rancor Integrated Procedure System (RIPS). Rancor provides a research and development tool that can be used for collecting operator performance data and for prototyping concepts of operations (ConOps) for advanced reactor development. RIPS is meant as a research tool and includes many unique features: (1) RIPS has a robust procedure authoring system. (2) RIPS has the capability to run any of the three IEEE-Std-1786 computer-based procedure types. (3) RIPS can be configured to take on the look and feel of different vendors' computer-based procedure systems for the purpose of developing and evaluating different ConOps for plant upgrades or new builds. (4) RIPS includes the capability for logging operator procedure use, including integrating procedure logs with Rancor simulator logs, thereby allowing automated data collection of operator scenario runs. (5) RIPS integrates with the Human Unimodel for Nuclear Technology to Enhance Reliability (HUNTER), a dynamic human reliability analysis environment that creates a digital human twin or virtual operator to mimic reactor operator performance. (6) RIPS includes support for automation of plant monitoring and control functions. While RIPS is explicitly built into Rancor, it may also be used with full-scope training simulators. This functionality allows RIPS to be used for existing plants and advanced reactors under development.
AB - The Rancor Microworld Simulator is a simplified, pressurized water, small modular reactor simulator that includes a multi-unit plant model server, an advanced digital human-machine control interface, and the Rancor Integrated Procedure System (RIPS). Rancor provides a research and development tool that can be used for collecting operator performance data and for prototyping concepts of operations (ConOps) for advanced reactor development. RIPS is meant as a research tool and includes many unique features: (1) RIPS has a robust procedure authoring system. (2) RIPS has the capability to run any of the three IEEE-Std-1786 computer-based procedure types. (3) RIPS can be configured to take on the look and feel of different vendors' computer-based procedure systems for the purpose of developing and evaluating different ConOps for plant upgrades or new builds. (4) RIPS includes the capability for logging operator procedure use, including integrating procedure logs with Rancor simulator logs, thereby allowing automated data collection of operator scenario runs. (5) RIPS integrates with the Human Unimodel for Nuclear Technology to Enhance Reliability (HUNTER), a dynamic human reliability analysis environment that creates a digital human twin or virtual operator to mimic reactor operator performance. (6) RIPS includes support for automation of plant monitoring and control functions. While RIPS is explicitly built into Rancor, it may also be used with full-scope training simulators. This functionality allows RIPS to be used for existing plants and advanced reactors under development.
KW - advanced reactor
KW - computer-based procedure
KW - Rancor Microworld Simulator
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022102291
UR - https://www.ans.org/pubs/proceedings/article-58867/
U2 - 10.13182/NPICHMIT25-46929
DO - 10.13182/NPICHMIT25-46929
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105022102291
T3 - Proceedings of Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
SP - 199
EP - 208
BT - Proceedings of Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
PB - American Nuclear Society
Y2 - 15 June 2025 through 18 June 2025
ER -