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systems at facilities with BWR Mark
I and II containment designs provides
plant operators with the ability to open
vents, release pressure, and monitor
radioactivity to prevent and mitigate core
damage and containment failure. The
HCVS and radiation monitoring systems
are a prime example of the industry’s
dedication to safety, as these systems offer
additional critical capabilities during
emergency conditions for operators to
minimize danger and protect public
health and safety.
Contact: Meghan Ehlke, GA-EMS,
telephone: (858) 964-7058, email:
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Computer Equipment
L-3 MAPPS
announced that it
has signed a contract with Ontario
Power Generation (OPG) to provide
replacement trip computers for the
second shutdown system (SDS2) and
display/test computers for both the first
shutdown system (SDS1) and SDS2
on the four generating units at the
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
The design phase is underway and the
final production computer equipment for
the four generating units is expected to be
delivered by the second quarter of 2019.
In support of the Darlington
refurbishment program and OPG’s
overall effort to design and develop a
replacement for SDS2, L-3 MAPPS will
carry out the hardware design, integration
and testing of prototype systems,
including qualification testing, followed
by the delivery of production units for the
SDS2 trip computers and the SDS1 and
SDS2 display/test computers.
Contact: Sean Bradley, L-3 MAPPS,
telephone: (514) 787-4953.
Maintenance &
Modification
Saulsbury Industries
announced
that SCANA awarded the company its
first extension to the current Maintenance
and Modification Contract (MMC),
which will extend the contract to the
end of 2018. The extension follows the
completion of the first refueling and
maintenance outage with Saulsbury in
2015.
The project is an integral part of
Saulsbury’s overall Nuclear strategy
that includes maintenance services,
modifications, capital projects, and
decommissioning services. Saulsbury
continues to expand its nuclear business,
currently serving clients in South
Carolina, Georgia, California and
Louisiana.
Contact: Bubba Saulsbury, Saulsbury
Industries, telephone: (432) 438-6389,
email:
Refurbishment Project
SNC-Lavalin
announced that its
50/50 joint venture (JV) with Aecon
Group has been awarded a $2.75 billion
contract to carry out the execution phase
of the Darlington Re-tube and Feeder
Replacement (RFR) scope of work by
Ontario Power Generation in support
of the refurbishment of the Darlington
Nuclear station.
The commencement of the execution
phase marks the JV’s successful delivery
of the definition phase (2012-2016)
of the project, which included the
construction of a full-scale reactor mock-
up facility to simulate key elements of
the refurbishment work and the testing of
specialized tooling and to help prepare a
comprehensive estimate and schedule for
the project.
The execution phase of the project
will involve the replacement of main
reactor components using tools and
methods that were developed and tested
during the project’s definition phase,
carried out by the JV. Each of the four
Darlington Candu reactors will be
taken out of service sequentially for
approximately three years to allow for
the replacement of fuel channels, feeder
pipes, calandria tubes and end fittings.
The first outage is targeted to begin
in the fourth quarter of 2016 and it will
take approximately ten years to complete
the work on all four units.
Contact: SNC-Lavalin, telephone:
(514)
393-1000,
website:
www.
snclavalin.com
Fuel Assemblies
Westinghouse Electric Company
announced that it has been selected by
Č
EZ, a.s. in the Czech Republic to supply
six Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) for the
Temelín nuclear power station.
The contract signed is consistent
with industry licensing and development
standards for new fuel types to be inserted
into operating reactors. Temelin has a
unique fuel design operating currently and
therefore careful testing with limited fuel
introduction over a period of two years is
required to ensure safe compatibility with
existing fuel. Westinghouse, as the largest
fuel supplier globally, is well experienced
in such transition programs and look
forward to working with
Č
EZ to qualify
and license this product. Under the terms
of the contract, executed byWestinghouse
Electric Sweden AB, Westinghouse will
manufacture the LTAs at its facility in
Västerås, Sweden.
Contact: Westinghouse Public and
Media Relations, telephone: (412) 374-
