CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.,
Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an instrumentation
and control (I&C) modernization contract with Exelon Generation
for its boiling water reactor (BWR) units at the Limerick
Generating Station. The implementation of the contract will mark
the first fully digitized safety system in a U.S. BWR plant.
Westinghouse and Exelon will replace the analog-based Reactor
Protection System (RPS) – the plant's primary safety system – as
well as several other systems with a single Plant Protection
System. The main control room will be enhanced with digital
displays and annunciators similar to what is found in
Westinghouse's Generation III+ AP1000® plant. The
upgrades will further strengthen system reliability and optimize
surveillances, ultimately reducing cost and bolstering the plant's
ability for long-term operations.
"While Limerick Generating Station continues to demonstrate its
strong record of operational excellence, we continue to invest in
upgrading the plant to ensure long-term reliability," said
Frank Sturniolo, Limerick Generating
Station site vice president. "Limerick is essential to providing
carbon-free energy to Southeastern
Pennsylvania, and these upgrades will help that effort
continue for decades to come."
"We look forward to working on this important project which will
help the industry reach its full operating potential," said
Pamela Cowan, Westinghouse president
of Americas Operating Plant Services. "As an OEM for BWR and
pressurized water reactors globally, we will leverage our proven
I&C experience with advanced solutions that will help
facilitate continued plant modernization."
Westinghouse provides a full range of I&C solutions by
utilizing advanced solutions and an integrated, plant-wide
approach. For additional information about Westinghouse's I&C
safety system solutions, visit Westinghouse Nuclear > Operating
Plants > Automation
Westinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future
of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear
technologies to utilities globally. Westinghouse supplied the
world's first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 and the
company's technology is the basis for nearly one-half of the
world's operating nuclear plants. For over 130 years, innovation
makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for technologies covering
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