January-February 2019 NPJ

Nuclear Plant Journal, January-February 2019 NuclearPlantJournal.com 5 Instrumentation & Control  Articles & Reports Nuclear Automation’s Global Expansion 22 By Clayton Scott, Framatome Successful Global Nuclear I&C Modernization 26 By Romain Desgeorge and Bill Rosko, Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors and Climate Change: The Case for Optimism 29 By Paul G. Lorenzini, Jose Reyes Jr., Daniel T. Ingersoll, NuScale Power Other Industries' I&C Regulations 34 By the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Industry Innovations Path to Digital Rod Control 38 By Christopher Meier, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Performance Monitoring of Digital I&C Systems 42 By H.M. Hashemian and Josh Cole, Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation Advanced CE MRP Examination 46 By Michael Stark, Dominion Energy Departments Nuclear Plant Journal January-February 2019, Volume 37 No. 1 Nuclear Plant Journal is published by EQES, Inc. six times a year. It is mailed in February, April, June, August, October, and December (the Annual Directory). The subscription rate for non-qualified readers in the United States is $210.00 for six issues per year. The additional air mail cost for non-U.S. readers is $30.00. Payment may be made by American Express  , Master Card  , VISA  or check and should accompany the order. Checks may be made payable to "EQES, Inc." Checks not drawn on a United States bank should include an additional $45.00 service fee.All inquiries should be addressed to Nuclear Plant Journal, 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515 U.S.A; Phone: (630) 858-6161, ext. 103; Fax: (630) 852-8787, email: NPJ@goinfo.com . 33 years of Journal issues are available online through the Journal website www. NuclearPlantJournal .com (search box on the right-top) for a nominal fee of $25 per issue. Contact: Anu Agnihotri, email: anu@goinfo.com. © Copyright 2019 by EQES, Inc. ISSN: 2162-6413 Nuclear Plant Journal is a registered trademark of EQES, Inc. Published and printed in the USA. Staff Senior Publisher and Editor Newal K. Agnihotri, P.E. Publisher and Sales Manager Anu Agnihotri Assistant Editor and Marketing Manager Michelle Gaylord Current Circulation: Total: 11,030 Utilities: 2,381 37th Year of Publication Mailing Identification Statement Nuclear Plant Journal (ISSN 0892-2055) is published bimonthly. It is mailed in February, April, June, August, October, and December by EQES, Inc., 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515 U.S.A. The printed version of the Journal is available cost-free to qualified readers in the United States, Canada, China, India and the United Kingdom. The digital version is available cost-free to qualified readers worldwide. The subscription rate for non-qualified U.S. readers is $210.00 per year. The cost for non-qualified, non-U.S. readers is $240.00. Periodicals (permit number 000-739) postage paid at the Downers Grove, IL 60515 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nuclear Plant Journal (EQES, Inc.), 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515, U.S.A. New Energy News 8 Utility, Industry & Corporation 10 New Products & Contracts 14 New Documents 18 Meeting & Training Calendar 19 Research & Development 20 Journal Services NPJ Marketing 3 List of Advertisers 6 Advertisers Web Directory 6 Cost Free Digital 41 nuclearsupplier.com 49 Editorial Calendar 50 On The Cover The Dominion/Framatome team developed a first-of-a-kind automated tooling system capable of performing high-resolution visual examinations in hard-to-access, highly irradiated regions on both the OD and ID of Millstone Power Station’s Combustion Engineering-style upper and lower reactor internals. See page 46 for more. A photo of Millstone Power Station is on the cover.