L-3 MAPPS - High Fidelity Power Plant Simulators News

L-3 MAPPS to Simulate Major Beznau Nuclear Power Plant Updates L-3 MAPPS announced today that it will proceed with two projects to update the full scope simulator at Axpo’s Beznau nuclear power plant located in Döttingen, Switzerland. The projects involve NEXIS and AUTANOVE updates being performed on the plant’s two operating units. The simulator updates are expected to enter service in the fall of 2013.
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L-3 MAPPS Secures Important Simulator Upgrade Project in California L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has won a contract from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to upgrade the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) Operator Training Simulator (OTS). Work is underway now, with project completion expected by the fourth quarter of 2013.
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L-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Simulator L-3 MAPPS announced today that it is has been contracted by DTE Energy to upgrade the Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant simulator with L-3's Orchid® simulation environment. The company will also provide DTE Energy with an additional simulator specifically to train field personnel on Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) operations. The project starts immediately and is slated for completion in the summer of 2012.
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L-3 MAPPS Human Factors Simulator Delivered to the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research L-3 MAPPS has announced that it has delivered a research simulator to the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) in the New London Business and Technology Center in Bedford, Virginia, US.
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L-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Pilgrim Simulator and Provide New Classroom Simulator L-3 MAPPS announced today that it is has been awarded a contract from Entergy Nuclear to upgrade the existing Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) full scope simulator and to equip the plant with an additional classroom simulator. The project is effective immediately, and the upgraded simulator is scheduled to be operational in the summer of 2012.
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L-3 MAPPS to Deliver Orchid® Touch Interface Classroom Simulators to South Texas Project L-3 MAPPS announced today that is has been selected by STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) to develop classroom simulators to augment full scope simulator training at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. The classroom simulators will be developed using L-3's Orchid® Touch Interface solution released earlier this year and will enter service in the second quarter of 2012.
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World’s First EPR™ Full Scope Simulator in Use for Operator Training Exercises at Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant L-3 MAPPS has announced that the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear power plant full scope simulator (FSS), the first-ever FSS for an EPR™ plant, passed preliminary acceptance testing on September 9 in Olkiluoto, Finland. The September 12 ceremony marking the event was attended by the direct project client, AREVA, the owner of the plant, Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO), and L-3 MAPPS.
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L-3 MAPPS Deploys CPR1000+ New Build Simulators for the Hongyanhe Site L-3 MAPPS announced today that a second pair of L-3 MAPPS-developed simulators for the CPR1000+ nuclear plant design have entered service at the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Training Center. The first of the two simulators, which was developed for units 3 and 4, was handed over to Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. (LHNP) in November 2010, and the other, for units 1 and 2, in March 2011. After extensive testing, the simulators were deployed to allow operator training to proceed. Several updates to the simulators are still to follow as updated digital control system (DCS) information is made available to L-3 MAPPS.
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L-3 MAPPS to Add Value to Embalse Refurbishment with Digital Control Computer Systems L-3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract from Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NA-SA) to replace the Embalse nuclear power plant’s Digital Control Computer (DCC) systems hardware. Four DCC systems will be delivered to NA-SA under the contract. The first system will be used as a testing and training platform and is due to be installed in early 2013. Three other redundant DCC systems for plant operations are expected to enter service in mid-2014.
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L-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Callaway Simulator with Alternate Emergency Power System Models L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has earned follow-on orders from Ameren Missouri to upgrade the full scope simulator for the Callaway Energy Center in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. One order will provide for the addition of an alternate emergency power system (AEPS) model and in the other order L-3 MAPPS will modify the interface between its Orchid® Core Builder and the fuel analysis code used to perform the actual nuclear power plant fuel cycle updates. The AEPS model upgrade is scheduled to be completed in four months and the fuel data input model will be updated in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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L-3 MAPPS Attains Major Milestone on Ling Ao Phase II Simulator Project L-3 MAPPS announced today that the Ling Ao Phase II nuclear power plant full scope simulator (FSS), the first-ever simulator for a CPR1000 plant, has attained another significant milestone. In a ceremony held in Paris on 28 June 2011 marking the issuance of the provisional acceptance certificate (PAC), L-3 MAPPS joined AREVA, Siemens, Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company (DNMC) and China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) to formally hand over the simulator to DNMC on behalf of the Ling Dong Nuclear Power Company.
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L-3 Mapps’ Orchid Technology to be Installed on Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant Simulator L-3 MAPPS has reached an agreement with the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to update the full scope simulator at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station with its Orchid® family of simulation products.
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L-3 MAPPS To Further Enhance Simulator for the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has been granted a contract extension from the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) to further update its SOFIA (Simulateur d'Observation du Fonctionnement Incidentel et Accidentel) engineering simulator.
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L-3 MAPPS Awarded Embalse Full Scope Simulator Project L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has received an order from Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NA-SA) to supply the full scope operator training simulator for the Embalse nuclear power station. The project will start immediately, and the simulator is expected to go into service at the end of 2012.
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L-3 MAPPS to Support AmerenUE with Callaway Plant's Integrated Control System Upgrade L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has won two orders from AmerenUE in support of the Siemens SPPA-T3000 integrated control system (ICS) upgrade for the Callaway nuclear plant in Callaway County, Missouri, US. In support of the first order, L-3 MAPPS will simulate the instrumentation and control (I&C) system and corresponding human-machine interface and integrate it with the plant model that is currently being updated.
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L-3 MAPPS to Update Beznau Full Scope Simulator with Orchid L-3 MAPPS has signed an agreement with Switzerland's Axpo AG to update the Beznau full scope simulator with L-3 MAPPS' latest suite of Orchid® simulation products. The project will kick off immediately and the upgraded simulator is slated to be accepted in the fall of 2010.
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L-3 MAPPS to Provide Second Simulator for Eskom's Koeberg Station L-3 MAPPS has received an order from Eskom Holdings Limited for a second full scope training simulator.
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L-3 MAPPS DCS-controlled Simulators for Ling Ao Phase II New Build in Service 2 November 2009 - L-3 MAPPS has announced that the Ling Ao Phase II nuclear power plant Full Scope Simulator (FSS) is in service and being used to train operators. This is L-3 MAPPS' first FSS for a new nuclear plant which is completely controlled by distributed control systems (DCSs).
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L-3 MAPPS Receives Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award L-3 MAPPS' Power Systems and Simulation business has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2009 Global Excellence in Customer Value award for its customer-centric approach, technological superiority and value-added service in delivering best-in-class nuclear power plant simulators.
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L-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Brazil's Angra 2 Simulator L-3 MAPPS has signed an agreement with Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. – Eletronuclear of Brazil to upgrade its Angra 2 simulator at the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Station. The project will commence in summer 2009 and will span approximately two years.
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