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A computerized nuclear power station monitoring system, comprising:a memory configured to store a database comprising a task category database comprising plurality of task category information elements comprising a safety function information element and a reactor protection information element, each task category information element being associated with at least one technical functional requirement and at least one technical design principle, each technical design principle being comprised in a technical design principle list, the technical design principle list comprising redundancy, diversity, separation and isolation, each functional requirement being comprised in a functional requirement list, the functional requirement list comprising reactivity control, core cooling and safe shut-down, and an equipment database configured to store at least one equipment information element, andat least one processor configured to, responsive to receipt in the computerized monitoring system of a failure notification concerning a first equipment information element, determine, using the database, a set comprising each technical design principle associated with each task category information element associated, via database relations, with the first equipment information element, and to identify, based on each technical design principle comprised in the set, a technical constraint of an equipment replacement action compensating, at least partly, effects of a failure identified in the failure notification and to provide information to personnel concerning the technical constraint. 2. The computerized monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a constraint of increased unit count responsive to the set comprising the technical design principle redundancy. 3. The computerized monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a constraint of principle of action responsive to the set comprising the technical design principle diversity. 4. The computerized monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a constraint of location responsive to the set comprising the technical design principle separation. 5. The computerized monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a constraint of physical separation responsive to the set comprising the technical design principle isolation. 6. The computerized monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide an indication of the determined constraints. 7. A method in a computerized nuclear power station monitoring system, comprising:storing a database comprising a task category database comprising a plurality of task category information elements comprising a safety function information element and a reactor protection information element, each task category information element being associated with at least one technical functional requirement and at least one technical design principle, each technical design principle being comprised in a technical design principle list, the technical design principle list comprising redundancy, diversity, separation and isolation, each functional requirement being comprised in a functional requirement list, the functional requirement list comprising reactivity control, core cooling and safe shut-down, and an equipment database configured to store at least one equipment information element;determining, responsive to receipt in the computerized monitoring system of a failure notification concerning a first equipment information element, using the database, a set comprising each technical design principle associated with each task category information element associated, via database relations, with the first equipment information element, andidentifying, based on each technical design principle comprised in the set, a technical constraint of an equipment replacement action compensating, at least partly, effects of a failure identified in the failure notification and providing information to personnel concerning the technical constraint. 8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to at least:store a database comprising a task category database comprising a plurality of task category information elements comprising a safety function information element and a reactor protection information element, each task category information element being associated with at least one technical functional requirement and at least one technical design principle, each technical design principle being comprised in a technical design principle list, the technical design principle list comprising redundancy, diversity, separation and isolation, each functional requirement being comprised in a functional requirement list, the functional requirement list comprising reactivity control, core cooling and safe shut-down, and an equipment database configured to store at least one equipment information element;determine, responsive to receipt in the computerized monitoring system of a failure notification concerning a first equipment information element, using the database, a set comprising each technical design principle associated with each task category information element associated, via database relations, with the first equipment information element, andidentify, based on each technical design principle comprised in the set, a technical constraint of an equipment replacement action compensating, at least partly, effects of a failure identified in the failure notification and provide information to personnel concerning the technical constraint.