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July 2013 Issue 06
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Control solutions for EDF Energy go live
Pictured L-R: Dale Reeves, Tracey Francis, Adam Willden, Jade Hughes, Rob Clewes, Ian Preece
Heysham)&)Hartlepool)power)stations’)systems)commissioned Capula has successfully completed the installation and
the plant basements.
and Hartlepool power stations on behalf of EDF Energy
commission and safety case support using compliant
We delivered the Hybrid Electronic Analogue
operational experience, adhering to EDF’s CTS standards
commissioning of protection systems at both Heysham
Nuclear Generation.
Temperature Sensing (HEATS) system as part of EDF’s PLEX (plant life extension) programme. Designed to
meet a safety integrity target of SIL1, the system is crucial to continued station operation and protects
equipment from rises in temperature and humidity in Heysham power station Photographer: Rwendland (Wikipedia)
Capula’s
scope
included
the
design,
build,
components with emphasis approval and proven
Five years in a row: Capula gets 100% for National Grid
Support)KPI)score)maintained
Capula is celebrating after achieving a 100% score against a series of key performance indicators (KPI)
on our Post Delivery Support Agreement (PDSA) with National Grid for the fifth consecutive year.
Capula provides cost effective service level
throughout.
support to National Grid, optimised against cost for
have demonstrated through analysis and performance
distributed across around 60 sites in England and
Since the completion of commissioning, the systems
that they have met their safety integrity target of SIL 1.
“Capula has developed an excellent working relationship
with
EDF
Energy and their design
house over the course of
this project, helped in no
our entire substation Control & Monitoring Systems Wales.
Last renewed in 2012, the current PDSA contract
is based on NICAP-equivalent Bay Solutions (National
Integrated Control and Protection) existing on the National Grid network.
“To achieve a 100% performance score is no
small part to our flexible
mean feat and we were very pleased when we first
support day or night where
Managing Director, “To have now achieved it five
Principal Safety Systems
Capula’s approach to our support services and our
approach
to
required”
said
providing Capula’s
Engineer Joe Ames.
achieved this in 2009,” said Roger Turner, Capula’s years in a row is outstanding and testament to excellent relationship with National Grid.”
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