Triconex is the first commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) supplier of programmable logic controllers to be certified for use in 1E applications by the United States NRC. As the life of our nuclear plants is extended, most plants are looking to take advantage of less expensive, lower maintenance commercial systems and the digital age.
Triconex TMR technology provides our nuclear customers:
- Reduction in surveillances
- Reduction of LCO conditions
- Increased availability
- Reduction in licensing requirements
- Significant reductions in equipment life cycle costs
Value Proposition Statement
Safe, readily available with a 15-year track record of reliability and product support, Triconex is positioned to be the premier supplier of high availability and high reliability safety and control system solutions to the nuclear industry.
Nuclear Applications
Safety-Related Applications
- Reactor Protection Systems
- Reactor Trip System
- Engineered Safety Features Actuation System
- Isolation Systems (Reactor Containment)
- Emergency Power
- Emergency Diesel Generator Controls (start, stop, monitor)
- Load Sequencer
- Emergency Auxiliary Feedwater
- Cold Over Pressure Protection (COPS)
- Low Temperature Over Pressure System (LTOPS)
Important to Safety (non-safety related but critical to reliability)
- Turbines and Support Systems
- Condensate and Feedwater Systems
- Cooling Water Systems
Specialized Non-Safety Nuclear Systems
- Radioactive Waster Systems
- Spent Fuel Storage
- Reactor Water Makeup Systems
- Reactor Water Chemical Cleanup Systems
- Rod Control Systems
- Rod Position Indication Systems
- Containment Ventilation Systems
- Refueling Interlocks
Certifications
The Tricon PLC system is certified by the NRC for use in safety-related systems in nuclear power plants.
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