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Taiwan Power Company Selects Invensys for Maanshan Nuclear Power Station DCS Upgrade

Posted on: Monday, 1 August 2005, 12:00 CDT

Invensys Process Systems today announced that Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) will implement I/A Series distributed control systems (DCS) from Foxboro (www.foxboro.com) for balance-of-plant control system upgrades for both units of the Maanshan Nuclear Power station located at PingTung County on the southern tip of Taiwan. As part of the contract, Invensys Taiwan, a qualified Taipower supplier, will provide a range of professional services to assist Taipower with the controls modernization project.

The I/A Series systems replace obsolete analog systems installed when the plant was built, modernizing the control schemes and overcoming increased maintenance and spare parts problems. Based on a high-speed Ethernet system backbone, the I/A Series system will control the condensate, make-up water, feedwater heater, steam reheat, cooling tower and other balance-of-plant processes at the Maanshan facility. Further, Invensys Taiwan will re-engineer the existing training simulation systems for the Maanshan station. Maanshan Units 1 and 2 are pressurized water reactors, each with a net capacity of 963 megawatts.

In addition to implementing I/A Series process automation, Invensys Taiwan will work closely with the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, a Taiwan government-owned organization, to provide nuclear QA certification and re-licensing for Maashan. Invensys Taiwan will also work with Taipower's engineering, technical and operating personnel by providing a variety of services, including project management, engineering services, startup assistance and training programs.

About Taiwan Power Company

Formally established in 1946, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is entrusted with the development, generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in Taiwan. With a generating capacity of more than 33,000 MW, the state-owned utility serves nearly 11.1 million industrial, commercial, and residential customers. Taipower operates 72 power plants, of which three are nuclear. Taipower's nuclear plants supply approximately 20 percent of Taiwan's ever-growing electrical energy needs, particularly for industrial use. More information can be found at www.taipower.com.tw

Invensys Process Systems in the nuclear power industry

For the nuclear power generation industry, Invensys Process Systems combines systems, engineering, and support capabilities to provide a cost-effective, full-scope solution for plant life extensions. With nearly five decades of nuclear industry experience worldwide, an advanced process control system from Foxboro, 1E certified safety systems from Triconex, and sophisticated simulation tools from SimSci-Esscor, Invensys brings together the expertise and resources to provide the industry's only fully integrated instrumentation and digital control upgrade solution.

The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is made up of five businesses: Process Systems, APV, Eurotherm, Rail Systems and Controls. The Group is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with over 30,000 employees working in 60 countries.

Source: Business Wire

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