September-October 2018 NPJ

Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2018 NuclearPlantJournal.com 13 (Continued on page 14) New Products, Services & Contracts New Products Crimping Tool BURNDY ® , a manufacturer and provider of compression connector solutions to the industrial, energy, construction, telecommunications, petrochemical, data center, and transportation industries, is pleased to introduce the PATRIOT ® PAT444S Series of Dieless C-Head crimping tools. An extension of the PATRIOT ® Battery Actuated Hydraulic Crimping Tool line, the PAT444S is an 11-Ton, C-Head dieless tool made to cross over both utility and commercial/industrial applications. Built off of the existing PAT644 crimping tool platform, the PAT444S features a 355° rotatable C-Head design allowing for both easy access and more flexibility when working overhead and in areas of limited access. The dieless, nest and indenter crimping profile offers a large range taking capability, eliminating the need for carrying multiple die sets to the job site. Featuring the robust and reliable INFINITY DRIVE ® transmission, a patented high-speed hydraulic pump system, and protected electronic circuitry, the PAT444S retains the industry-leading performance, speed, and dependability expected from the PATRIOT line of rugged and reliable tools. Large on/off triggers and hand grip area enhance the user experience, with or without gloves. Contact: Burndy, telephone: (800) 346-4175. Contracts Project Management Contractor Bechtel , an engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company, announced that it has been selected by Horizon Nuclear Power to be project management contractor for a new, two-reactor nuclear plant in Wales, United Kingdom. The Wylfa Newydd power station is to be built on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales and is a key part of the UK’s plans to provide low-carbon energy by replacing aging nuclear stations and fossil fuel plants with modern nuclear plants and renewable energy. “This is a critically important project for the UK and the future of nuclear power,” said Barbara Rusinko, president of Bechtel’s government services and commercial nuclear power business. “We are honored to be selected for this important role and committed to the long-term future of nuclear as a safe and reliable, 24/7 provider of electricity.” Bechtel project management, procurement, and subcontract management professionals will be embedded within Horizon’s organization to lead the commercial and contractual relationships with local, UK, and global suppliers that will be required to complete the project. Contact: Fred deSousa, Bechtel, telephone: (703) 429-6435. I&C Modernization Framatome will be upgrading the Instrumentation & Control (I&C) system on EDF’s 900MWe reactor fleet in France. Following on from the studies already underway since 2015, the first on-site operations will begin in 2019, coinciding with the fourth ten-yearly inspections of the 900 MWe series reactors. These works are scheduled to be carried out on 32 reactors. It forms a part of the overall French nuclear reactor modernization program designed in particular to extend the lifespan of the reactors beyond 40 years. Framatome, as prime contractor will leverage its own expertise and partner with other French companies to procure a part of the technology associated with this contract. This contract illustrates thus the complementarity of competencies within the French Nuclear sector. Frédéric Lelièvre, Framatome’s SEVP Sales, Regions and I&C, commented: “Following the contract awarded to us in 2011 to modernize the I&C system on the 1,300 MWe series reactors in France, we are delighted that EDF has chosen us again.” The I&C system is the “brain and central nervous system” of a power plant. Upgrading the I&C system improves safety, facilitates future maintainability and contributes to extending the service life of the power plants. Contact: Framatome Press Office, telephone: 33 (0) 1 34 96 41 34, email: press@framatome.com . Simulator Update GSESystems, Inc. (GSE), a provider of professional and technical engineering, staffing services, and simulation software to clients in the power and process industries, announced the receipt of two contracts to update nuclear power plant simulators in Slovakia and Korea. The first contract is from Slovenské Elektrárne a.s. to update the Mochovce unit 3&4 simulator, with GSE as the prime contractor for the project. Slovenské Elektrárne is completing construction of two VVER-440 reactors at the Mochovce site in Slovakia. GSE won an international competition to provide the new full scope simulator in 2009 and delivered the simulator in 2013. It has been in use for enhanced training by plant operators, enabling them to become familiar with the new plant design and operating schemes. As the plant nears commissioning, the simulator needs to be updated to reflect the final, as-built design. The value of the contract is approximately $6.5 million and will be implemented over a 16-month schedule. Mochovce is a VVER-440 plant design with a modern Siemens/Areva control system. Mochovce Unit 3 is scheduled to go on line in 2019. The second contract is with Greatus Co. Ltd, in Seoul, Korea, to upgrade Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company’s Kori Unit 2 simulator. Kori Unit 2 originally wasbuilt byGSEandSamsungElectronics in 1998 and upgraded in 2006. The new project will update the plant models to GSE’s latest technology, including the JADE™ simulation platform along with RELAP5-HD ® , REMARK™ and PSA-HD™ to model the reactor core and thermohydraulic systems as well as severe accident scenarios. The Kori Unit 2 simulator award is worth approximately $1.5 million and will be implemented over the next 17 months.