Michael A. Yastrebenetsky

Michael Yastrebenetsky, PhD, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Honored Laborer of Nuclear Energetics of Ukraine. Until 1992 – Head of Department “Reliability of Automated Control Systems” of the Central Scientific Research Institute of Complex Automation. Head of the Department “NPP Control and Information Systems Safety Analysis” of State Scientific and Technical Centre of Nuclear and Radiation Safety (1993-2015), Leading Researcher of this Department (2015- at the present time). Professor of the Department “Systems Analysis and Control” of the Kharkov National Technical University (1986- 2018). Author of 14 boors, 300 articles, 45 international and national standards and regulations on control systems. Organizer and Chair of 1-5 International Scientific Technical Conferences “NPP I&C Systems: Safety Aspects”. President of International Association of Reliability specialists “Gnedenko-Forum” (2015- at the present time). Expert of International Electrotechnical Commission -Technical Committee “Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems of nuclear facilities” (2000- at the present time). Member of IAEA International Working Group in Control and Instrumentation (1999-2011).

Publications

Cyber Security and Safety of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems
Cyber Security and Safety of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems
Michael A. Yastrebenetsky, Vyacheslav S. Kharchenko. © 2020. 501 pages.
Safety and security are crucial to the operations of nuclear power plants, but cyber threats to these facilities are increasing significantly. Instrumentation and control...
Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems for Safety and Security
Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems for Safety and Security
Michael A. Yastrebenetsky, Vyacheslav Kharchenko. © 2014. 470 pages.
Accidents and natural disasters involving nuclear power plants such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and the recent meltdown at Fukushima are rare, but their effects are...
General Provisions
General Provisions
Michael A. Yastrebenetsky, Yuri Rozen. © 2014. 30 pages.
This chapter contains definitions of the main terms in this book—Instrumentation and Control (I&C) system, individual and overall I&C system, central part of the I&C system and...
International Standard Bases and Safety Classification
International Standard Bases and Safety Classification
Michael A. Yastrebenetsky, Grygoriy Gromov. © 2014. 30 pages.
The main standard bases for NPP I&C systems are documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Standards are...