Real-Time Control Systems Bringing Safety, Sustainability and Supervision to Nuclear Plants

Our Nuclear Instrumentation and Control (I&C) solutions provide utilities with monitoring and command & control systems for Nuclear Power Plants (NPP). In a market where proven experience is critical, Atos Origin has expertise going back to 1970's with the upgrade of the monitoring system for the 1300MW French series. We also developed a unique computerized control system for the N4 EDF series.

The current Nuclear Instrumentation and Control offering is a solution to equip nuclear plants with a fully Digitized Control System (DCS). It is a real-time system designed especially for Nuclear Power Plants and able to handle more than 40,000 I/Os, and to perform all the calculations required to guide an operator to run procedures in a safe and reliable way.

Fully Digitized Control Solution

The solution is based on the development of a fully digitized control system ADACS-N which includes an embedded and innovative disaster recovery process. It is also used for a full scope simulator for operator training and catastrophe recovery process improvement. The solution is hardware independent and results in an open computerized command platform. It provides utility companies with:

• Regulatory compliance

• Global I&C Integration
• Innovative technology transfer
• Vendor independence

It can also be adapted to address the refurbishment market to extend a plant’s operational life. This potentially concerns more than 200 reactors worldwide and Atos Origin has already begun carrying out work in this area for British Energy (UK). The solution also covers power grid management and the complete system used in the nuclear industry for simulation and for predictive maintenance.
 

Why Atos Origin?

Our solution is unique in the market thanks to a 35 year track record of operations including partnerships with major industrial companies like Westinghouse and Invensys. We offer:

• 35 years of I&C IT experience in a growing business where expertise is rare

• Independence from hardware manufacturers 
• Unique availability record - a key factor for the Nuclear Authority
• The benefits from a long-term partnership with EDF, a key player in nuclear operations worldwide
• Proven reputation as Global System Integrator of complex projects

A key factor in our success has been our ability to demonstrate to the Nuclear Authorities the reliability that is imposed by the system when in place.

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Consultant Profiles		Case Studies
	Jean-Claude Tissot Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Key Offering Manager Read more...		The N4 instrumentation and control system (I&C) Read more...
	Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Specialist Read more...		The Full Scope Simulator Read more...

“A key factor in our success has been our ability to demonstrate to the Nuclear Authorities the reliability that can be imposed by the system in place.”

Jerome de Parscau