L-3 MAPPS has won a contract to replace the computing environment and plant models for the Susquehanna Unit 1 full scope simulator. Work is underway and the upgraded simulator is targeted to be in service by the third quarter of 2016.
The new Susquehanna Unit 1 simulator will use L-3's graphical simulation PC/Windows-based tools for the plant models and instructor station. The entire Unit 1 power plant will be simulated in the Orchid simulation environment, including L-3's Comet Plus™ reactor model, ANTHEM™ steam supply system model, balance of plant systems, electrical systems and I&C systems.
The simulator will also be equipped with new 2-D and 3-D animated, interactive visualizations of the reactor vessel, containment building and spent fuel pool to provide operators with a real-time understanding of the plant's behavior during normal and abnormal operations and during severe accidents. The 2-D graphics will be enabled with L-3's Orchid Control System, and 3-D visuals will be powered by Bridgeworks© from TriLink Systems.
PPL Susquehanna LLC is a subsidiary of PPL Generation LLC, which is a subsidiary of PPL Corporation. PPL Susquehanna owns 90 percent of the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES) and operates it. Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc., based in Harrisburg, Pa., owns 10 percent. Susquehanna, located in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pa., is made up of two General Electric boiling water reactors capable of generating more than 2,600 megawatts. Unit 1 began commercial operation in June 1983 and Unit 2 in February 1985.
