Rosatom completes ESFAS equipment supply for Kudankulam N-plant units 3, 4
Rosatom has completed the delivery of computerized safety systems for units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India. The new equipment features optimized designs, including non-programmable modules to reduce reliance on software and prevent common-cause failures.
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Upgrading safety instrumentation in nuclear facilities is essential for operational security and preventing catastrophic accidents in high-stakes energy infrastructure.
NEW DELHI: Russia state atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s division Rosatom Automated Control Systems has completed the supply of equipment for engineered safety features actuation system computerised subsystems (ESFAS CS) for units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. The role of the general designer and supplier of equipment in the project belongs to Atomstroyexport.In total, about 300 items of equipment were manufactured and delivered to the plant – four sets of ESFAS CS in accordance with the number of safety instrumentation and control trains, per each power unit featuring VVER-1000 reactors.ESFAS is the system that monitors the process parameters of a power unit when there is a deviation from normal operation conditions.
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