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The French nuclear company has worked on the Gösgen nuclear power plant since 2002.
French nuclear company Framatome has been awarded a contract by Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG (KKG) to modernise the reactor protection system in the emergency control building at the Gösgen nuclear power plant in Switzerland.
A reactor protection system (RPS) is a combination of nuclear safety components designed to safely shut down reactors in case of emergencies and prevent the release of radioactive materials.
The system can be shutdown, or “tripped”, either manually or automatically.
Trips occur when the parameters meet or exceed the limit setpoint. A trip of the RPS results in full insertion of all control rods, which control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel, and shutdown of the reactor.
In a press statement, Framatome said that the RPS at Gösgen will be modernised using Framatome’s TELEPERM XS digital instrumentation and control (I&C) platform. |
