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NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, May-June 2016
New Products,
Services &
Contracts
New Products
MIRA
ENVINET
has announced the
introduction of the MIRA App as an add-
on for the MIRA dose rate monitoring
system. Incorporated in one compact
housing, MIRA is one of the most modern
dose rate monitoring systems. The MIRA
system is designed for autonomous
operation in the environment with
integrated long-range communication
devices such as LTE or radio. In addition,
it can communicate via Bluetooth with
the new MIRAApp for on-site inspection
of the system and radiation level.
Contact: ENVINET GmbH, Phone:
Pneumatic Valve
Positioner
WTM Valves & Services
(Wright
Technical Marketing, LLC) is pleased to
announce the acquisition of the *Conoflow
®
GP50/P50 Series pneumatic valve positioner
product line from ITT Enidine Inc. The
GP50/P50 product line will be manufactured
by WTM in their Lewisburg, PA facility.
WTM will market the GP50/P50 product
line under the WTM brand. However, the
product will retain the Conoflow
®
design
and model numbering system.
*Conoflow
®
is a registered trademark
of ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC.
Contact: WTM Valves & Services,
telephone: (570) 522-8323, email:
website:
.
Services
Critical Services
At
AECOM
, they design, engineer,
construct, retrofit and maintain power
plants, and the systems that transmit
and distribute electricity. AECOM has
engineered and/or constructed more than
280,000 MW of electricity worldwide.
They
specialize
in
major
modifications, including retrofitting
clean-air technologies, plant expansions/
reconfigurations and plant life-extension
programs, including the replacement of
steam generators at nuclear power plants.
From
front-end
studies
and
construction through decommissioning
and closure, clients rely on AECOM as a
provider for critical services throughout
the power industry.
Contact: Diane McKernan, AECOM,
Shrink Wrap
ZAP
Shrink Wrap provides shrink-
wrap installation for containment and
asset protection with products and
services available globally. ZAP's
experience and expertise combined with
safe and cost effective procedures provide
a variety of shrink-wrap solutions for the
nuclear industry. All ZAP Shrink Wrap
employees are in PADS (PersonnelAccess
Data System) for access authorization
requirements for nuclear power plants.
ZAP Shrink Wrap has been a valued
partner in the nuclear industry and other
containment projects for nearly 30-years.
Contact: Aaron Parker, Zap Enterprises,
Inc., telephone: (585) 259-5614, email:
Contracts
Enriched Uranium Fuel
Centrus Energy Corp.
announced
that it has signed several new sales
contracts in the last nine months
to supply its utility customers with
enriched uranium fuel. They will help
Centrus’ utility customers provide clean,
affordable and reliable electricity around
the world.
Contact:
Jeremy
Derryberry,
Centrus Energy Corp., telephone: (301)
564-3392, email: derryj@centrusenergy.
com.
Training Simulator
L-3 MAPPS
has secured a contract
from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Co., Ltd. (KHNP) to supply the full
scope operator training simulator
for the Wolsong Unit 1 (Wolsong 1)
nuclear power plant. The project will
start immediately, and the simulator is
scheduled to be completed in the first
quarter of 2018.
The Wolsong 1 full scope simulator
will use L-3’s PC/Windows-based
graphical simulation tools for the plant
models and instructor station. All of
the plant systems will be simulated,
including the reactor, nuclear steam
supply systems, balance of plant
systems, electrical systems and I&C
systems. The simulator’s models will be
developed, validated and maintained in
L-3’s Orchid
®
simulation environment.
The plant computer systems, known as
Digital Control Computers (DCCs), will
be represented by a fully emulated dual
DCC that will be integrated in the full
scope simulator. The simulator will be
equipped with full replica control room
panels driven by L-3’s Orchid Input
Output software and a new compact
input/output system.
Contact: Sean Bradley, L-3 MAPPS,
telephone: (514) 787-4953.
Decommissioning
Research
R&D framework contracts worth up
to £12 million were awarded to a series of
consortia, as
Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority
(NDA), United Kingdom,
seeks innovative solutions to technical
challenges.
Among the organisations involved
are UK universities, global corporations
and around 20 Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs). The NDA’s Direct
Research Portfolio (DRP) forms a key
part of the NDA’s strategic research
programme and focuses on direct funding
MIRA App.
ZAP Shrink Wrap.
