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Information Bulletin No. 19
(May 2001)

International workshop on South Ukraine NPP

On May 22-24, 2001 the international workshop "VVER-1000 Safety Parameter Display System" was held on South Ukraine NPP in which 31 organizations from Russia, USA, Sweden, and Bulgaria took part. The reports made by the representatives of NAEK, Ukrainian NPPs, Nuclear Regulatory Administration of Ukraine, Westinghouse, Westron, NPP Operation Support Institute, and KhIEP addressed the experience gained in the sphere of Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) implementation on the Ukrainian NPPs. The representatives of Power Generating Ministry of the USA (DOE), Pacific North-East National Laboratory (PNNL) and other organizations emphasized that the SPDS implementation program is one of the most successful projects within the International Nuclear Safety Program (INSP) which DOE finances. The general American contractor is Westinghouse Electric Company.

Westron is one of the main contractor assigned for the SPDS implementation on the Ukrainian NPPs. Westron provided the eleven SPDS systems design, manufacture, software development, and shipment on VVER-1000 NPPs. Nine SPDS systems of eleven have been put into operation on South Ukraine, Zaporozhye, Rovno, and Khmelnitsk Nuclear Power Plants. Two ZNPP systems are on the start-up phase and will be put into operation in the nearest time.

Westron LLC
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Kharkiv 61070, Ukraine
Phone: +380-57-717-0601
Phone/Fax: +380-57-717-7956
E-mail: office@westron.kharkov.ua