Invensys to control two 650MW pressurized water reactors in China

June 15, 2010
Schneider Electric
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Invensys will provide safety and distributed control systems for two reactors under construction on Hainan Island on the southern tip of China.

JUNE 15, 2010 - Invensys Operations Management signed a second long-term agreement with China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPE) to provide safety and distributed control systems and solutions for two 650MW pressurized water reactor units under construction on Hainan Island on the southern tip of China.Ulf Henriksson, chief executive officer, Invensys plc, commented, “We look forward to continuing our work with CNPE. This contract renews and strengthens our commitment to helping grow and develop reliable and efficient nuclear power capability for China in the safest way possible.” Under the terms of the contract, Invensys will provide its Triconex critical control and Foxboro I/A Series distributed control systems (DCS), helping the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant achieve safety and control excellence. “We are pleased to continue our long-term strategic partnership with CNPE, further helping them to increase China’s capacity for power generation,” said Sudipta Bhattacharya, president and chief executive officer, Invensys Operations Management. “Our systems will serve as a digital platform to drive safety and control excellence in these units.” By providing a diverse, scalable distributed control and safety solution, including advanced digital control room design, safety display units, priority logic modules and defense-in-depth systems built on the Triconex and I/A Series systems, Invensys addressed CNPE’s safety and availability requirements.“We expect a successful DCS project with the close cooperation of CNPE and Invensys,” a spokesman for the Hainan Nuclear Power Company said, adding that with work continuing at Units 1 and 2 of the Fuqing and Fangjiashan nuclear power plants in Fujian and Zhejiang, “the contract for the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in Hainan represents a further significant step towards long-term cooperation between CNPE and Invensys.”This is the second contract awarded to Invensys by CNPE, following an agreement the companies reached in 2008 for the development and implementation of four large-scale safety and non-safety distributed control systems, including fully digitized main control rooms, equipped with Invensys safety and control system technology, for two new nuclear power plants under construction in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.About Invensys Operations ManagementInvensys Operations Management, a division of Invensys, is a leading provider of automation and information technology, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to the global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, its solutions are used by more than 40,000 clients around the world in more than 200,000 plants and facilities. Invensys Operations Management’s offerings are delivered under several prominent industry brands, including Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Skelta, Triconex and Wonderware. The company’s approximately 9,000 employees and its global partner ecosystem integrate these products and services to help clients collaborate across systems and enterprises in real time, extracting critical data to make faster and better decisions and synchronize their operations from the plant floor to the executive offices, aligning production goals with business objectives. To learn more about Invensys Operations Management, visit iom.invensys.com. Invensys plc is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ISYS.L), with approximately 20,000 employees working in 50 countries Learn More

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