Preventive Action Limit definition

For ESD isolation valves (i.e., EIVs) a fail safe mode is normally defined as fail closed in order to prevent the continued flow of fuel to the incident. Blowdown or depressurization valves would be specified as fail open to allow inventories to be disposed of during an incident. Special circumstances may require the use of a foil steady valve for operational or performance reasons. These applications are usually at isolation valves at components, i.e., individual vessels, pumps, etc., where a backup EIV is provided at the battery limits that is specified as fail closed. The fail safe mode can be defined by the action that is taken when the ESD system is activated. Since the function of the ESD system is to place the facility in its safest mode, by definition the ESD activation mode is the foil safe mode. 

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