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and qualify nuclear power plant reactor
protection systems for China’s Generation
III reactors. SNPAS is a subsidiary of
China’s State Nuclear Power Technology
Corporation (SNPTC).
Lockheed Martin and SNPAS will
develop a nuclear safety instrumentation
and control platform, based on field
programmable gate array (FPGA)
technology, for a new generation of
Reactor Protection Systems in China.
The FPGA-based platform will
specifically address safety and regulatory
concerns related to software common-
cause failures in digital nuclear
safety systems. These systems will
autonomously and reliably monitor and
detect potential failures in the system,
ensuring the safe operation and function
of the facility. The platform may be
applied both in new plant deployment and
in safety system upgrades for existing
power plants.
Contact:
Melissa
Hilliard,
telephone: (407) 356-5351, email:
Spent Fuel Pool
Instrumentation
MOHR Test and Measurement
LLC
(MOHR), a supplier of water level
and void fraction instrumentation for
nuclear and other industrial applications,
announced that the first 24 channels
of its EFP-IL Spent Fuel Pool (SFP)
Instrumentation (SFPI) System have
successfully passed Factory Acceptance
Testing (FAT), on-schedule and witnessed
by representatives from 10 different U.S.
nuclear utilities.
The EFP-IL SFPI System FAT
procedure includes demonstrations of all
key system capabilities including water
level measurement accuracy through
more than 1000 ft. of coaxial cable.
Contact: Brandt Mohr, telephone:
(888) 852-0408.
Certifications
Rotating
Equipment
Repair,
Inc.
(RER), a provider of services in
the performance of pump repair and
replacement activities, part fabrication,
and field service support has received
official recommendation fromASME and
National Board for the issuance of ‘NPT’
and ‘NR’ Certifications, respectively.
In the two-year period leading up to
certification, RER committed itself to
expanding its capabilities in order to
better provide for its nuclear and non-
nuclear customers within the pump repair
industry. RER’s first-class reputation is
the direct result of its strict compliance
to the highest standards for safety and
quality in an unrelenting effort to exceed
its Customer’s needs.
Contact: Katie Wilde, telephone:
(262) 820-2525, email:
ksw@rerpump.
com
.
Force Balance
Accelerometers
Weir-Jones Engineering
, after
moving into their new facility, has
increased production on its SSA series
of Force Balance Accelerometers for
use in strong motion applications,
such as the nuclear, heavy construction
and oil and gas industries. Weir-Jones
took over production of all the Terra-
Technology Inc. accelerometers support
components several years ago, and has
increased production accordingly. Total
worldwide production of these hand built
components exceeds 20,000 units.
Contact: Lincoln Bodner, telephone:
(604) 732-8821, email:
LincolnB@weir-
jones.com
.
Control Room
Technology
Winsted Corporation
announced
the completion of a modular console used
to aid research and development of nuclear
control room technology. Partnering with
the Center of Safe and Secure Nuclear
Energy (CSSNE), Winsted consoles will
play a significant role in the new facility,
which will serve to research emerging
control room technologies and educate
the next generation of operators.
The CSSNE is a collaborative
effort between the nonprofit Center
for Advanced Engineering Research
(CAER), the University of Virginia,
local industry partners and other higher
education institutions. At the core of
the CSSNE is the Reconfigurable Main
Control Room Simulator (RMCRS)
designed to research the modernization
and design of existing control rooms.
Winsted’s reconfigurable modular
consoles are key components of the
RMCRS.
The system conforms to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) NUREG
standard 0700 “Human-System Interface
Design Review Guidelines”, ergonomic
design to aid researchers in achieving
safety and performance objectives.
Flat panel monitors and digital
instrumentation and control (I&C)
systems are slowly replacing the hard
control panels, lights and dials in the
shift from analog to digital controls.
As a result, digital technology makes it
possible for operators to access controls
through keyboards instead of standing at
control boards, which is a significant shift
in working conditions.
Contact: Randy Smith, telephone:
(952) 944-9050, email: randys@winsted.
com.
World Nuclear Exhibition
The
WNE
World
Nuclear
Exhibition
premiers its leading event
for the global nuclear community. It will
be held in Paris Le Bourget in France
from Tuesday, October 14th to Thursday
October 16th, 2014.
Resolutely “business”-oriented WNE
gathers all the major stakeholders of the
field. About 490 exhibitors from Europe,
U.S., Asia, Russia... of all the supply chain
will present their know-how and skills to
7000 international highly-qualified and
decision-maker expected visitors.
An ambitious program including
panel discussions led by the most eminent
international speakers and technical
workshops will be offered during the 3
days of the tradeshow.
Furthermore, to complete their
participation in WNE, visitors can enjoy
side/professional events before WNE
on the opening’s eve as well as visits of
industrial sites and research centers on
Friday, October 17th.
All of these events “inside” the event
make WNE a unique platform for nuclear
appointments and business networking.
Contact:
website:
nuclear-exhibition.com
