$6m simulator for Nuclearelectrica

Canada-based CAE, one of the world’s leading suppliers of simulators for electrical power plants, has concluded a contract with Nuclearelectrica to upgrade its simulator at the Unit 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear power station. The contract signed with the Canadian company is worth $6 million, according to the CAE officials. The simulator at the Unit 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear plant has been in service since 1996 and allows the personnel working in the control room of the Unit 1 to train under conditions close to real life. Canadian CAE and AECL companies will also supply an upgraded simulator for Unit 2, still under construction at the moment. CAE registers more than one billion dollars in annual revenue, employing approximately 6,000 people in Canada, the US and the rest of the world. The third largest Romanian electricity producer, Nuclearelectrica, estimates to make $130 million turnover this year. The company covers about 10% of the total electricity production in Romania through its Unit 1 in Cernavoda, which has 700 MW in installed capacity. ZF