GSE Systems Receives a Contract Expansion by EDF Energy
January 03, 2017 at 02:00 pm
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GSE Systems, Inc. announced that it has been awarded an expanded contract to implement a significant upgrade to the control room station simulation system for EDF Energy’s Torness nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom. The contract, modified in December 2016, follows an initial award from EDF Energy in August 2016 for the design phase of the project. GSE expects the implementation phase of the project to commence in mid-2017 and be completed within three years. GSE will maintain the existing simulator instrumentation and control panels while upgrading the computing system, all plant models and the control systems on the simulator. The company will use its JADETM suite of simulation tools to develop modern and sustainable models for the Unit 1 control room simulator and develop a new model for the Unit 2 plant. This will enable EDF Energy to operate the simulators in an integrated fashion for a wide range of training scenarios. In addition to the control room simulator, the company will provide classroom simulators and a debriefing room simulator to enable students to take advantage of simulation technology across a multitude of learning environments.
GSE Systems, Inc. is a provider of engineering services and technology, staffing, and simulation software to clients in the power and process industries. Its segments include Engineering and Workforce Solutions. Engineering segment primarily encompasses its power plant high-fidelity simulation solutions, technical engineering services for American Society of Mechanical Engineers programs, power plant thermal performance optimization, and interactive computer-based tutorials/simulation focused on the process industry. It also includes various simulation products, engineering consulting services, and operation training systems delivered across the industries its serves primarily in the nuclear, fossil fuel power generation and the process industries. The Workforce Solutions segment provides specialized, technical talent and specialty services throughout the energy, engineering, and adjacent industries including construction, government, infrastructure, environmental, and manufacturing.