Rolls-Royce has been awarded a multi-million euros contract by ATECH to provide safety Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for the
As part of the contract, Rolls-Royce will provide the main Reactor Protection System (RPS), including the Reactor Trip System (RTS) and the Engineered Safety Actuation System (ESFAS), based on its proven digital I&C technology Spinline ; the priority logic system, based on its latest non-programmed technology HardlineTM ; as well as the individual actuator control and protection system including the post-accident monitoring system (PAMS), made of a combination of Spinline, HardlineTM and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Giacomo Feres Staniscia, Atech, Business Director, said: 'As responsible for providing and integrating the nuclear I&C systems of the
The nuclear I&C systems will be designed, manufactured, tested and installed by the Rolls-Royce I&C centre of excellence based in Grenoble,
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Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to meet our planet's vital power needs.
Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
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In Grenoble, the nuclear Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) business of Rolls-Royce employs nearly 550 people, who design, manufacture, install and provide long-term support for I&C solutions, installed on nearly 150 nuclear reactors worldwide, including the 58 French nuclear reactors in operation and more than 30 reactors in
Spinline is Rolls-Royce's digital technology dedicated to safety I&C systems. Spinline is installed on more than 90 nuclear reactors in the world and has been chosen to be deployed on some the main I&C programs in the world (modernisation of the 900MW and 1300MW reactors in
HardlineTM is Rolls-Royce's analog technology dedicated to safety I&C systems, specifically designed to implement category A, B or C (IEC 61226) and class 1E nuclear safety or safety related I&C functions.
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