Haiyang 1 control room declared operational

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

The main control room of the first Westinghouse AP1000 unit at Haiyang in China's Shandong province has been declared operational. The unit is expected to begin operating by the end of this year.

The control room is declared operational (Image: Westinghouse)

Plant owner Shandong Nuclear Power Company (SDNPC) announced on 4 June that commissioning of the main control room of Haiyang 1 was completed on 24 May.

To reach this milestone, several instrumentation and control (I&C) systems - all of which were supplied by Westinghouse - were integrated and tested, and multiple commissioning activities were completed. Westinghouse said it was also responsible for the design documentation, engineering services and mechanical equipment in support of the project.

The main control room features 14 display panels that show site data. SDNPC said, "These panels can timely, multi-directionally and continuously display important parameters and the status of systems. The operator station inside the main control room is capable of multiple commissioning tests simultaneously."

Westinghouse said, "The main control room is a vital element of an AP1000 nuclear power plant. Once the plant is online and operating, certified reactor operators will work from the main control room to monitor and control plant processes through digital displays of the plant's I&C systems."

Westinghouse's project director for the Haiyang site, Jeff Lamb, added that this "exciting and important milestone" at Haiyang followed a similar achievement at the Sanmen AP1000 plant site in March 2014. "It's a privilege to be a part of the team working to deliver the first AP1000 plants in the world," he said.

In addition to the two Westinghouse AP1000 units being built at Haiyang, two more are under construction at the Sanmen site in Zhejiang province. Sanmen unit 1 is expected to be the first AP1000 to begin operating. Four AP1000 reactors are being built in the USA - two each at Vogtle and Summer.

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