Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Safety System Upgrade
WSC
has completed the upgrade of Safety System #3 of Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Unit
3 Full-Scope Simulator (FSS). The greatest challenge was integrating a new
Distributed Control System (DCS) for the reactor and Turbine Islands. The DCS
for Unit 3 is designed, manufactured, and implemented by a Ukrainian supplier,
RADIY. During the implementation of RADIY DCS on the FSS, WSC identified
multiple discrepancies in Instrumentation and Control (I&C) and Operating
Procedures, making the work essentially an SAE project. Working with the plant
personnel and RADIY specialists, WSC stressed the necessity of validating the
logic using FSS high-fidelity dynamic models, which uncovered issues that were
corrected before installation. WSC recently signed a contract to upgrade Safety
System #2 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 FSS.