HISTORY
Westron was established on September 29, 1994. Prior to signing of Westron Foundation documents there wereintensive contacts and negotiations between representatives of the State Committee of Ukraine on Nuclear Energy (Goskomatom), Hartron, which was appointed as the General Contractor for works on I&C Systems of Ukrainian NPPs by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 175 dated March 11, 1993, and Westinghouse Electric Company. The decision to create Westron was fixed in May 1994 in the first in the history of relationships between Ukraine and the United States Agreement on Cooperation in the area of conversion of military industry.
The main milestones of the Company’s evolution are:
The main milestones of the Company’s evolution are:
| 1994 | September 29, Foundation documents of Westron Consortium were signed |
| 1995 |
The first contract with NPP was signed |
| 1996 | The first system was developed and implemented at NPP |
| 1997 |
Certification of Vulcan hardware in Ukraine |
| 1998 |
Replacement of the first in Ukraine plant computer at a VVER-1000 power unit |
| 1999 |
Implementation of the first in Ukraine safety parameters display system (SPDS) at a VVER-1000 power unit |
| 2000 |
Reorganization of Westron Consortium into Westron Limited Liability Company |
| 2001 |
The Quality Management System is certified for compliance with ISO 9001 |
| 2002 |
Vulcan-M hardware and software platform is developed |
| 2003 |
The first system based on Vulcan-M platform is implemented at the NPP |
| 2004 | Basic radiation monitoring system (RMS) Vulkan-RK NPP was developed and supplies to NPPs of Ukraine began |
| 2005 | The first safety class 2 for NPPs based on Vulcan-M platform is developed and implemented |
| 2006 | The first I&C System for a foreign TPP (South Baghdad power plant) is supplied |
| 2009 | Basic control system for an emergency diesel generator (ACS EDG) based on the Vulcan-M platform is developed |
| 2010- 2013 |
Joint works with Westinghouse to replace the Plant Computers at NPPs in Spain, South Africa, Switzerland |
| 2014 | Independent verification of safety systems software for Barakah NPP (UAE) |
| 2016 | Conformity of Vulcan-M platform equipment to SOU NAEK 100: 2016 standard is confirmed |
| 2017- 2020 |
Deliveries of ACS EDG for RNPP, KhNPP, SUNPP. Deliveries of post-accident monitoring systems (PAMS) to ZNPP, SUNPP |
| 2019 | Westinghouse Electric UK Holdings (WECHOL) becomes a member of Westron LLC instead of Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) |
| 2020 | Deliveries of equipment for replacement of systems of normal operation at Kozloduy NPP (Bulgaria) |
