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IN THIS ISSUENEW BUSINESS ........................................................ 2 Darlington Station Replacement Trip Computers Wolsong 1 Full Scope Simulator Krško Simulator Upgrade Diablo Canyon Simulator UpgradeINFO EXCHANGE ....................................................... 6 2016 Owners Circle™ Conference (San Antonio)CUSTOMER PROFILE ................................................ 8 ENGIE Electrabel’s Benjamin MatthysenVIEW POINT ............................................................. 10 The Nuclear Safety ParadoxPROJECT HIGHLIGHTS ........................................... 12SPECIAL REPORT .................................................... 14 Opening of Upgraded Sizewell B Simulator Simulator SecurityCOMPANY NEWS .................................................... 17 L-3 Ethics App Now AvailableTECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS ................................ 18 Managing the Simulator Network Introducing Orchid® Communications ExchangeINFO EXCHANGE ..................................................... 21 Out and About Upcoming EventsLIGHTER SIDE ........................................................ 23

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“We have always capitalized on common technology solutions for our Marine Systems and Power Systems lines of business,” said Rangesh Kasturi, president of L-3 MAPPS. “The new project with OPG is an excellent opportunity that allows us to extend the technology and know-how that we use in our naval integrated platform management systems and CANDU* plant control computers and apply them to an adjacent plant process at Darlington.”

“For more than four decades, we have worked with OPG to develop advanced custom-engineered solutions for all of its nuclear generating stations,” added Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing & sales for L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation. “We are grateful to OPG for the confidence they have placed in us to deliver key control and simulation products that have positively contributed to the strong performance of its plants.”

In support of the Darlington refurbishment program and OPG’s overall effort to design and develop a replacement for SDS2, L-3 MAPPS will carry out the hardware design, integration and testing of prototype systems, including qualification testing, followed by the delivery of production units for the SDS2 trip computers and the SDS1 and SDS2 display/test computers.

Ontario Power Generation produces about half of Ontario’s electricity in a reliable, safe and environmentally sustainable manner. OPG phased out coal generation in 2014 – the single largest climate change initiative in North America. OPG relies on hydro and nuclear power, energy sources that are 99.7 percent free of greenhouse gas and smog-causing emissions. OPG’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, located in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, 70 kilometers east of Toronto, is a four-unit station with a net output of 3,512 megawatts that began operating in the early 1990s. The refurbishment of Darlington to extend the operational life of the station has been in planning for more than six years and will be one of the largest infrastructure projects in Canada. Outage execution on the first unit will start in October 2016.

* CANDU is a registered trademark of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, used under

license by Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.

L-3 MAPPS signed a contract with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to provide replacement trip computers for the second shutdown system (SDS2) and display/test computers for both the first shutdown system (SDS1) and SDS2 on the four generating units at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The design phase is underway and the final production computer equipment for the four generating units is expected to be delivered by the second quarter of 2019.

Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Quick FactsUtility: Ontario Power GenerationReactor Supplier: Candu EnergyReactor Type: PHWR (CANDU)Capacity: 3,512 MWe (4 units)Date of Operation: Unit 1-1992, Unit 2-1990, Unit 3-1993, Unit 4-1993Location: Clarington, Ontario, Canada

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Wolsong Unit 1 Quick FactsUtility: Korea Hydro & Nuclear PowerReactor Supplier: Candu EnergyReactor Type: PHWR (CANDU 6)Capacity: 679 MWeDate of Operation: April 1983Location: Gyeong ju, North Gyeongsang Province, Republic of Korea

“We are grateful to KHNP for this latest opportunity to demonstrate why our nuclear power plant simulators are second to none,” said L-3’s Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing & sales for L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation. “In addition to our recent simulator projects at Embalse and Cernavodă, the work on Wolsong 1 further aligns L-3 to offer best-in-class simulator solutions for new CANDU* build programs, especially in Argentina, China and Romania.”

The Wolsong 1 full scope simulator will use L-3’s industry-leading PC/Windows-based graphical simulation tools for the plant models and instructor station. All of the plant systems will be simulated, including the reactor, nuclear steam supply systems, balance of plant systems, electrical systems and I&C systems. The simulator’s models will be developed, validated and maintained in L-3’s Orchid® simulation environment. The plant computer systems, known as Digital Control Computers (DCCs), will be represented by a fully emulated dual DCC that will be integrated in the full scope simulator. The simulator will be equipped with full replica control room panels driven by L-3’s Orchid® Input Output software and a new compact input/output system.

The new plant models will also be complemented with severe accident simulation capabilities by including a version of the Modular Accident Analysis Program, known as MAAP4-CANDU**, L-3’s first implementation of severe accident simulation for CANDU plants. The simulator will additionally be equipped with new two-dimensional and three-dimensional

animated, interactive visualizations of the reactor vessel and containment building to provide trainees further insight into the behavior of the plant during severe accidents.

KHNP, a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), provides about 30 percent of South Korea’s electricity supply, making it the nation’s largest power generation company. It has a total installed capacity of more than 27,000 MW through the operation of 25 nuclear power units, 35 hydropower units, 16 pumped-storage power units and a number of renewable energy facilities. The Wolsong site in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, houses four 700 MWe class CANDU reactors, Units 1 to 4. The 30-year operating license of Wolsong 1 ended in November 2012. On 27 February 2015, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approved a 10-year license extension until November 2022 for the refurbished and uprated Wolsong 1 reactor, and the unit returned to service on 23 June 2015. The full scope operator training simulator for Wolsong Units 2, 3 and 4 was supplied by L-3 MAPPS.

* CANDU is a registered trademark of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, used under license by Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.

** A valid license to MAAP4 from EPRI as well as the right to MAAP4-CANDU from the CANDU Owners Group (COG) is required prior to a customer being able to use MAAP4-CANDU with Licensee’s simulator products. EPRI and COG do not endorse any third-party products or services.

L-3 MAPPS has secured a contract from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) to supply the full scope operator training simulator for the Wolsong Unit 1 (Wolsong 1) nuclear power plant. The simulator is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2018.

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Krško Quick FactsUtility: Nuklearna elektrarna KrškoReactor Supplier: WestinghouseReactor Type: PWRCapacity: 696 MWeDate of Operation: January 1983Location: Vrbina, Slovenia

“It is a privilege to have another opportunity to work with NEK, an innovative company that has always challenged us to push technological boundaries,” said Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing & sales for L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation.

“The NEK and L-3 MAPPS teams have worked very well together since the Krško full scope simulator was declared ready for training in 2000,” said Božidar Krajnc, plant engineering director for NEK. “We look forward to implementing this significant simulator upgrade project with L-3 MAPPS, which is an important part of our safety upgrade program.”

The current UNIX operating system-based simulator will be replaced with a virtualized Windows-based platform running L-3’s state-of-the-art Orchid® simulation environment. The virtual machine solution is designed to simplify simulator maintenance and switchover between the main and backup simulations.

The nuclear island and conventional island models will be migrated into Orchid. In addition to various plant model upgrades to reflect plant changes from the SUP, the Electric Power Research Institute’s Modular Accident Analysis Program (MAAP4) will be upgraded to MAAP5*, including the addition of the spent fuel pit model. MAAP is connected to the plant simulation to model postulated severe accidents.

The simulator’s legacy Datapath SC input/output (I/O) system will be replaced with a new compact I/O system driven by L-3’s Orchid® Input Output software. The compact I/O solution will also be used to drive a new simulated emergency control room, which is replacing remote shutdown panels spread throughout the plant.

Analog cameras and microphones connected to a legacy audio/video (A/V) system will be replaced with digital equivalents that are driven by Orchid® Multimedia Manager, which is fully synchronized with the simulator’s instructor

station, Orchid® Instructor Station. The A/V system is used to monitor and record operators during training and to debrief them following training sessions. The upgraded simulator will additionally feature Orchid® Sound System to generate control room sounds, including earthquakes.

Nuklearna elektrarna Krško operates the only nuclear power plant in Slovenia. The Krško Nuclear Power Plant, located in Vrbina in the Municipality of Krško, is equipped with a Westinghouse two-loop pressurized water reactor and has a net electrical output of 696 MWe. It is connected to the 400 kV grid, supplying power to consumer centers in Slovenia and Croatia. The plant went into commercial operation on 1 January 1983 and supplies approximately 40 percent of the total electricity produced in Slovenia. Its simulator, put into service on 31 March 2000, is primarily used to train and license main control room operators in the safe and efficient operation of the plant.

*A valid license to MAAP5 from EPRI is required prior to a customer being able to use MAAP5 with Licensee’s simulator products. EPRI does not endorse any third-party products or services.

L-3 MAPPS signed a contract with Slovenia’s Nuklearna elektrarna Krško (NEK) to upgrade the full scope simulator for the Krško Nuclear Power Plant. The simulator upgrade is part of NEK’s Safety Upgrade Program (SUP) to modernize the plant to prevent severe accidents and to mitigate consequences consistent with the nuclear industry’s response after the Fukushima accident. The simulator upgrade project is underway and is expected to be in service in the third quarter of 2017.

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“PG&E and L-3 MAPPS have steadily worked together since 2012 to modernize the Diablo Canyon simulator,” said John Becerra, supervisor of Simulator & Exam Support/Learning Services at DCPP. “The close collaboration between the two companies has resulted in one success after another and we look forward to embarking on the next phase of the project.”

“A large part of the simulator has now been moved to L-3’s Orchid® simulation environment and PG&E has already benefited from our robust simulation methods and technology,” said Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing & sales for L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation. “It has been a tremendous opportunity to work with PG&E on the Diablo Canyon simulator over the past four years and we are committed to achieving excellence again with the fifth phase of the simulator’s modernization.”

The fifth simulator upgrade phase will see all BOP legacy models replaced with Orchid® Modeling Environment-based models. The scope of the effort includes replacing all hydraulic, logic, protection and auxiliary simulator systems. Following this project, almost no legacy software will remain on the simulator, making it fully Orchid®-based and providing DCPP with a sound and user-friendly environment to maintain and further upgrade the simulator for the service life of the plant.

In the first phase of the program, the DCPP simulator benefited from a replacement of the legacy input/output (I/O) system with L-3 MAPPS’ compact, modular I/O system powered by Orchid® Input Output. The second phase involved rehosting the legacy simulation models to modern simulation servers based on PC/Windows technology, with L-3’s Orchid® Simulator Executive managing the legacy and upgraded models. As part of the second phase, L-3 MAPPS replaced the original instructor station with its Orchid® Instructor Station, replaced the reactor core neutronics model with L-3’s high-fidelity Comet Plus™ reactor core model generated and maintained with Orchid® Core Builder, replaced the reactor

coolant system thermal-hydraulic model with L-3’s ANTHEM™ advanced thermal-hydraulic model developed in the Orchid® Modeling Environment, and replaced the legacy chemical and volume control system (CVCS) models with updated CVCS models also developed using the Orchid® Modeling Environment. In the third phase, L-3 MAPPS augmented the full scope simulator with new Orchid® Touch Interface classroom simulators. In the fourth phase, the legacy plant electrical systems models were replaced with higher-fidelity models in Orchid® Modeling Environment.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the United States’ cleanest energy to 15 million people in northern and central California. Diablo Canyon’s two Westinghouse 4-loop pressurized water reactor units in San Luis Obispo produce approximately 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually – enough to power nearly three million California homes. PG&E is seeking 20-year license extensions for each unit to ensure the long-term availability of a valuable source of safe, clean, affordable and reliable electricity.

L-3 MAPPS secured an order from Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to carry out a balance of plant (BOP) model upgrade on the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) operator training simulator. The project is in the development phase and the upgraded plant models are expected to be in service on the simulator in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Diablo Canyon Unit 1 Quick FactsUtility: Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Reactor Supplier: WestinghouseReactor Type: PWRCapacity: 1,151 MWeDate of Operation: May 1985Location: Avila Beach, California, USA

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Stay TunedThe next North American edition of the Owners Circle™ Conference will take place on 19-20 January 2017 in San Diego, California. Please check Owners Circle™ Online later this year for further details.

The North American edition of L-3 MAPPS’ 2016 Owners Circle™ Conference was held on 4-5 February in San Antonio, Texas with participants from Canada, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom and the USA (California, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia). The event included a business meeting on Thursday and Friday and a networking evening at the Rio Cibolo Ranch located near San Antonio.

On day one, the group met for a short business meeting to cover the previous Owners Circle™ Conferences’ action items, L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation business overview and Orchid® technology updates. Examples of Orchid® technology updates presented included new configuration management/control

enhancements in Orchid® Modeling Environment, Orchid® Instructor Station feature enhancements and UNICODE support for non-Roman character sets (Chinese, Japanese, etc.), the new Orchid® Simulation Hub, a part of Orchid® Network Loader (see story in the Technical Developments section in this issue of simnews for more details), new features added to Orchid® Multimedia Manager and improvements to the 3-D visualization products in support of L-3 MAPPS’ severe accident simulation and Learning Simulators. Later that same

day, after a short bus ride, the group arrived at the peaceful and cozy Rio Cibolo Ranch. The first activity of the night was a moonlit hayride


that took the participants to feed longhorns. We were then treated to a “Texas-style” dinner. After dinner, the Owners Circle™ members and guests participated in a wide variety of activities including lasso throwing, horseshoe pitching, eight-ball, ping pong, and marshmallow roasting, to name a few.

The business meeting resumed on day two with a well-received presentation on preparing simulator technical specifications and a presentation on the latest advances in Learning Simulators with a focus on how to create scenarios and captions for scenario-based Learning Simulators. Following the mid-morning break, a presentation was given on a joint project between GE and L-3 MAPPS related to the modeling of the GE EX2100e main generator excitation system. Live tool reviews on Orchid® Modeling Environment and Orchid® Instructor Station followed to demonstrate

the use of the latest features/enhancements. L-3 MAPPS continuously invests in its Orchid® technology and always strives to introduce the newest developments to Owners Circle™ members first. The meeting concluded with questions and answers and open discussions.

L-3 MAPPS would like to thank all participants who joined the Owners Circle™ Conference as well as the L-3 MAPPS support team from Canada and the USA.

If you are a user of L-3 MAPPS simulation products and wish to join us for future Owners Circle™ conferences or if you would like to be a co-host, please contact us at [email protected].

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L-3 MAPPS recently delivered a full scope simulator to ENGIE Electrabel for the Tihange 1 nuclear power plant located in Belgium. Tihange 1 is a 962 MWe 3-loop Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) with twin turbines/generators. The existing training center was expanded to house the new Tihange 1 full scope simulator developed by L-3 MAPPS in cooperation with Tractebel Engineering. The new full scope simulator includes replica panels and desks of the main control room and high-fidelity models of the plant systems. In this issue of simnews, we talk with ENGIE Electrabel’s Benjamin Matthysen, Long Term Operation project engineer and a project team member who was instrumental in contributing to the successful completion of the project—on schedule and on budget. The Tihange 1 full scope simulator was declared ready for training on 4 March 2016.

simnews: Please explain the status of the nuclear industry in Belgium.

B. Matthysen: ENGIE Electrabel operates seven pressurized water nuclear reactors in Belgium, four at the Doel site and three at the Tihange site. Doel is located along the Scheldt River, near the port of Antwerp in northern Belgium, and Tihange is located in central Belgium along the Meuse River, approximately 100 km from Brussels. In Belgium, electrical generation from nuclear power accounts for 55% of the overall electricity consumption.

simnews: What were the driving factors for the development of a Tihange 1-specific full scope simulator considering that the Tihange 1 operating license will expire in 2025?

B. Matthysen: Between the seven nuclear units, Tihange 1 was the only unit without a full scope simulator with a full high-fidelity replica of the main control room. In the context of the Long Term Operation (LTO) project to extend the life of Tihange 1 by ten years, it was agreed with the Belgian nuclear safety regulator (the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control) to develop a Tihange 1 unit-

specific full scope simulator.

simnews: Where were the Tihange 1 operators trained before the Tihange 1

full scope simulator was declared ready for training?

B. Matthysen: The Tihange 1 operators were trained

on the Tihange 2 full scope simulator with

selected systems and controls developed for Tihange 1. This particular Tihange 2 simulator configuration was an incomplete reproduction of Unit 1.

Considering the shortcomings related to the legacy modeling of Tihange 1 systems, such as the operation of the secondary systems, the simulation of some specific logic, the simulation of the new SIP (plant computer system for instrumentation and process) and the simulation of electrical failures, it was a challenge for the operators to get familiar with and be efficiently trained on the troubleshooting of those systems’ failures.

simnews: Briefly explain the various project stakeholders.

B. Matthysen: Our main partner to produce the simulator was L-3 MAPPS for this contract, supported by local subcontractors specified by ENGIE Electrabel.

The first subcontractor was Cofely Fabricom Industrie Sud which was responsible for the high-fidelity replica of the main control room hardware with 22 vertical panels and three desks for controls, instrumentation, alarms, etc. The simulator main control room was designed in Ans, Belgium. They were also responsible for developing the Centre Opérationnel de Tranche (COT) located adjacent to the main control room, designed for the monitoring and management of accidents by the emergency response organization. The COT includes a post-accident monitoring console equipped with soft panels from L-3 MAPPS.

The second subcontractor was Macq Traffic & Automation, responsible for the provision of a copy of the Tihange 1 TCI (stimulated plant computer system) installed in the plant. The TCI is the data acquisition system for digital and analog process signals. It also handles signals processed by the SIP controllers. The deliverables included the hardware (cabinets, industrial PCs, I/O modules, etc.) necessary for the stimulation of the Tihange 1 TCI plant software application.

L-3 MAPPS was responsible for integrating an electrical grid model named FAST, which includes main generators and transformers. FAST was developed by Tractebel Engineering, ENGIE Electrabel’s engineering consulting firm, also part of the ENGIE group.

simnews: What was the composition of your team for the new full scope simulator? What was your specific role?

B. Matthysen: Our project team was composed of Tractebel Engineering engineers who brought expertise in project management, reactor core neutronics, electrical systems, etc. and ENGIE Electrabel’s training instructors and experienced control room supervisors (senior reactor operators) who brought their expertise on the operation and response of the Tihange 1 unit.

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As a Tihange 1 engineer and a simulator training instructor, my role on this project was to define the simulation scope for each simulated plant system, to define the content and to organize the different testing phases for project validation, and to facilitate the exchange of information between L-3 MAPPS and ENGIE Electrabel for efficient project execution.

simnews: What was the scope of the Tihange 1 simulator project?

B. Matthysen: The Tihange 1 simulator scope of simulation includes the support of continuous plant operations in all unit operating modes from full power conditions (mode 1), including unlikely high power/overload conditions, to hot standby, hot shutdown and cold shutdown. The plant operations can be exercised in either direction, up or down. The simulation also covers cold shutdown conditions with a vented or closed reactor coolant system/reactor vessel, solid or drained to mid-loop, and the filling and draining of the reactor pool. All the operating procedures for normal, abnormal and emergency conditions can be exercised. The scope of simulation covers most of the operations/transients linked to the Tihange 1 electricity production. This means that all responses related to the nuclear island, conventional island and the BOP are in scope as long as they directly or indirectly involve simulated plant systems.

simnews: Since you were highly involved with the project, what do you believe were the biggest challenges and successes?

B. Matthysen: The biggest challenge was to gather all the plant data and documents into a coherent data package for L-3 MAPPS to use for the design and development of the simulator in a relatively short amount of time, in order to meet the project schedule which was driven by the commitment to the regulator for the full scope simulator to be ready for training in early 2016.

The biggest success is the close collaboration and the professionalism of the various stakeholders including L-3 MAPPS, to achieve the ultimate goal of having the simulator ready in 27 months.

simnews: How were the Orchid® tools received by the instructors and engineers in your organization?

B. Matthysen: The Orchid® tools are very appreciated by the instructors and engineers involved with the project. Orchid® Modeling Environment was used extensively for the validation and the improvement of the simulator all along the project. Although it is a modeling tool, I believe Orchid® Modeling Environment was the most liked by the team. It contains an unbelievable quantity of information. It is also very easy to navigate seamlessly between the modeling schematics from hydraulic systems to electrical systems or SIP controls. Orchid® Instructor Station is also very user-friendly and intuitive and contains a lot of nice and interesting features (e.g., scenario manager, variable monitoring, etc.). The entire main control room was replicated very realistically on interactive soft panels that were used in combination with Orchid® Modeling Environment for the simulator validation during pre-factory acceptance testing at L-3 MAPPS in Montreal, Canada.

simnews: In what ways do you think the Tihange 1 full scope simulator will improve the performance of the operators with the ultimate goal of protecting the health and safety of the public?

B. Matthysen: The new simulator will improve training especially on the specifics related to the Tihange 1 secondary systems such as condensate and main feedwater, main steam, etc. (two trains and two turbines). This, in turn, will reduce the number of unplanned plant shutdowns related to the operation of these systems. Scenarios involving loss of electrical power and loss of SIP microprocessors are now supported and produce a realistic response. The new Tihange 1 simulator also allows for much improved simulation responses in mid-loop cold shutdown conditions.

simnews: Since you had the chance to spend quite a bit of time in Montreal to support factory acceptance testing at L-3 MAPPS, please share with our readers what you think of the city?

B. Matthysen: Montreal is a lively and cosmopolitan city with numerous great places to eat and visit. Personally, after a busy work day, I think there is nothing like a stroll along the Old Port of Montreal or the Lachine Canal. I also enjoyed outdoor concerts at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

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There are several reasons to challenge this rather simplistic, even patronizing, and pessimistic assumption. The first is that there is actually not much evidence that pronuclear people know more than antinuclear people. Secondly, just because a considerable proportion of the public may have a ‘mistaken’ view of the health effects of radiation, in the sense that their perceptions do not accord with the best available scientific evidence, this does not mean that these views are ‘irrational’, i.e. without a cause. Indeed, one can argue that it is irrational to assume that people make their minds up randomly on such issues.

In fact the public seems stoically, if not obstinately, comfortable about radiation exposure – in air travel, medical contexts, high radon areas and so on. Nor does a simple ‘natural/manmade’ distinction explain the observation: there have been many examples of radioactive material from medical and other sources that have been released into human environments, with many tens of deaths since the Second World War.2 As far as can be determined, these incidents, despite their severity, did not cause significant or long-lasting radiophobia. In Budapest in late 2011 there was a brief public scare over the detection of iodine-131 in airborne samples, with fears that it might have come from the Paks nuclear plant or another further afield. After investigation, however, it was found that the material had been released over ten weeks from the Institute of Isotopes. At this there seems to have been a collective sigh of relief – it was not the dangerous (nuclear power) type of radioactive stuff but the nice kind, connected in some way with medicine.3 There is something about the way radiation is communicated in the nuclear power context which is causing fears that would otherwise be absent.

Let’s start from the tenet that the public is rational and the industry irrational and see where it gets us, considering just three of the industry’s messages.

"Radioactive waste is not very dangerous – about as hazardous as petrol or paint-stripper – and we are going to bury it 800 meters underground if somebody will let us."

The industry’s irrational belief over many years has seemed to be that people will be reassured by this. Actually, the rational response for the public is more like, “this is the most dangerous stuff mankind has ever produced (we don’t bury

anything else 800 meters underground), so we should be scared. And what’s more, these jokers must think we are idiots if they expect us to believe it is not very dangerous, so we won’t believe them ever again.”

"We have spent a fortune on a monitoring system that can pick up radioactivity many thousands of times below danger levels."

Industry’s irrational belief – people will be reassured by this. Public’s rational response – this simply cannot be true. Either the industry has willfully wasted a vast amount of my money, so shouldn’t be trusted, or it is lying about the dangers

involved. Surely nobody would spend a fortune on detecting something that can do no harm.

"Safety is the top priority."

Industry’s irrational belief – people will be reassured by this. Public’s rational response – wow, this really must be dangerous. And if safety really is more important than generating electricity or low prices, for example, then why not just stop doing it?

There is a glaring paradox at the heart of perceptions about the riskiness of various methods of generating electricity. On the one hand, nuclear power has proved probably the safest of the major ways of producing power.1 Yet, on the other hand, nuclear power is regarded by a considerable proportion of the public as so dangerous that it should not be used at all. The response of the nuclear industry to the public’s perceptions is a mixture of anger, despair and incomprehension. The public is ‘irrationally’ afraid of radiation.

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Malcolm Grimston is a British advocate of nuclear power and a scientific author. He has been featured extensively on British television and radio in the context of nuclear power. Malcolm is based at the Centre for Energy Policy and Technology at Imperial College London.

Malcolm’s latest book “The Paralysis in Energy Decision Making: European Energy Policy in Crisis” was released in May 2016 (Whittles Publishing). The

book explores the reasons for the paralysis in decision-making in the energy field in the UK and in Western Europe and suggests ways to tackle the barriers.

1 http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/pdf/kina_en.pdf, European Commission (2005), ExternE, externalities of energy – methodology 2005 update, EUR 21951, Brussels.2 Nénot J. C. (1993), Les surexpositions accidentelles, CEA, Paris.3 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-europe-radiation-iaea-idUSTRE7AG1F820111117, "Hungary isotope lab likely radioactive source: IAEA," Reuters, 17 November 2011. 4 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/bher/2004/00000010/00000006/art00013, Tanooka H and Sobue T (2004), "Cancer mortality studies in Misasa, a radon

hot spring in Japan: a summary up to 2003," Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 10 (6) 1189–94.

The reality of an accident like Fukushima is that in physical terms it was a middle-ranking incident of the kind that happens perhaps a dozen times in the world every year. But how could people be expected to believe this after they were forced from their homes and not allowed back for five years? In effect, by stressing safety so much the industry and its supporters have inevitably created the impression that a major release of radioactivity would be in a different league from any other major accident – the frequently-mouthed mantra after Fukushima that "we must never let this happen again" is something peculiar, if not unique, to nuclear accidents that one did not hear, for example, after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an immeasurably more serious environmental insult. Fukushima was a human disaster, but that was because of the obsession with reducing small doses of radiation exposure at the expense of profoundly disrupting normal life and peace of mind.

At the Japan Atomic Industry Forum Conference in April 2014 one of the speakers bemoaned the fact that people in Japan do not know that natural and man-made radiation are the same thing. It was obvious to speaker and audience alike that correcting this misconception would put the public mind at rest over the hazards associated with the exclusion zone and by implication smooth the way to reopening Japan’s idle nuclear plants. However, considerable parts of the 20-km exclusion zone around the plant exhibited very low levels of contamination, if any, yet tens of thousands of people have been prevented from going home for five years since the accident. By contrast, areas of Japan such as the radon-emitting health spa at Misasa remained free from pressure for evacuation. In such places the background dose comfortably exceeds the total dose (background plus contamination) in almost the entire exclusion zone.4

So the intelligent non-specialist in Japan was faced with a conundrum. The most rational conclusion to draw would be that natural and man-made radiation must be different. (To put it another way, practically speaking man-made and natural radiation are obviously dramatically different. A dose of the one would result in my being forcibly excluded from my home and having my entire life disrupted and destroyed; the same dose of the other would result in no such hell being visited upon me.) If these intelligent non-specialists could be persuaded that this was not the case and that natural and man-made radiation are equivalent, this would not free them for having to find a way of understanding the actions of the authorities. They would be left with two other possibilities: systematic lying by the authorities as to the levels of radiation in the exclusion zone; or a cruel and unnecessary destruction of the entire way of life of the exiled residents, by forcing them away from their homes for such a long period and for

no significant health benefit. It is anyone’s guess which they would choose – probably the one about the authorities lying about levels of contamination rather than the other, which is closest to the truth. But whichever it is, it is not immediately obvious that the overall effect would be an easing of public concerns. Far from being irrational, it would seem more likely that the public is employing its logical faculties in an attempt to find a credible rationalization for what the authorities have actually done.

The conclusion is actually quite simple, though very hard to address. Counterproductive attempts to allay public fears by treating radiation as more dangerous than it clearly is have served both to stoke up further fears and thereby exacerbate the stress-related health effects of a major accident, and to pile further costs onto nuclear energy, making it less able to contribute to global energy goals. Reversing this path will not be an easy step to take. But if the most dangerous nuclear power station is the one we don’t build (because of the health consequences of the alternatives) then a start has to be made. Abandoning the counterproductive Linear No-Threshold model of radiation harm would be a good beginning.

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EDF Energy’s Jim Crawford said, “Working with L-3 MAPPS, we have been able to embrace new technology to further enhance our nuclear training program here at Sizewell B.”

“We have consistently achieved excellent results at Sizewell B, Hartlepool, Heysham 1 and Hinkley Point B, and are so happy to have had this opportunity to upgrade the Sizewell B simulator,” said L-3’s Michael Chatlani. “Sizewell B has always been a special site to L-3 MAPPS as it gave us our first significant entry into the U.K.’s power generation sector and fueled years of further in-country successes.”

“L-3 has been especially fortunate to enjoy an outstanding working relationship with our colleagues at Sizewell B over the last 15 years – the phenomenal teamwork between our two companies has resulted in another world-class simulator solution at Sizewell B,” he added.

The previous UNIX operating system-based simulator was replaced with new PC/Windows-based computers running L-3’s trailblazing Orchid® simulation environment. The reactor core model was upgraded with Orchid® Core Builder to provide the higher-fidelity Comet Plus™ model and improved 2-D and 3-D visualization of the core parameters in runtime. The simulator’s containment model was also upgraded in Orchid® Modeling Environment. The enhanced simulator is equipped with new cameras and microphones to record training sessions using Orchid® Multimedia Manager, which is fully synchronized with Orchid® Instructor Station. The upgraded simulator also includes Orchid® Sound System to generate control room sounds depending on the simulator scenario.

L-3 MAPPS additionally provided six Orchid® Touch Interface classroom simulators to be used by the plant operators or other plant personnel to become familiar with the plant control room and its operation.

L-3 MAPPS participated in the official opening of EDF Energy’s upgraded Sizewell B plant training simulator on 21 January 2016 in Suffolk, U.K. The ceremony was attended by numerous EDF Energy representatives, including Jim Crawford*, Sizewell B station director. L-3 MAPPS’ team was led by Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing & sales.

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Other deliverables included a 3-D PWR Learning Simulator for training on plant transients, as well as 3-D Learning Modules for fundamentals training with various components, including pumps, valves, heat exchangers, etc. To enhance systems training for plant technicians, L-3 MAPPS also delivered a series of System Knowledge Modules – smaller-scale simulations focused on specific areas of the plant.

EDF Energy is one of the U.K.’s largest energy companies and its largest producer of low-carbon electricity. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest energy groups. EDF Energy generates approximately one-fifth of the U.K.’s electricity and employs around 15,000 people. Sizewell B is currently the only Pressurized Water Reactor in the United Kingdom and is located on the Suffolk coast, northeast of London. Sizewell B went into commercial operation in February 1995 and is expected to be in operation until 2035.

* Effective 1 March 2016, Jim Crawford was appointed project development director for Sizewell C. Sizewell C is a proposed new nuclear power station that would be built to the north of Sizewell B on the Suffolk coast. It would have two reactors, known as UK EPRs, capable of generating enough electricity to supply around five million homes. The project would create 5,600 jobs during peak construction and 900 jobs during operation. EDF Energy has completed the first stage of consultation on the project.

From left to right: Jon Heley, Gavin Lancaster, Julie Greenwood, Kevin Caton, Santosh Sajnani, Andy Hill (EDF Energy), Michael Chatlani (L-3 MAPPS), Nick Alexander, Nigel Bowerman, Stephen Killilea (EDF Energy), Suzanna Guerriero (L-3 MAPPS), Ian Lowe, Simon Goldsmith, Nick Biddiscombe, Mike Parkes (EDF Energy) and Bernard Gagnon (L-3 MAPPS).

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Jim Crawford (Sizewell B Station Director, EDF Energy) (left) accepts plaque from Michael Chatlani (Vice President, Marketing & Sales, L-3 MAPPS) (right)

Sizewell B has always been a special site to L-3 MAPPS as it gave us our first significant entry into the U.K.’s power generation sector and fueled years of further in-country successes.

As a global company, L-3 MAPPS is faced with the challenge of adhering to many different customer data security requirements. Different countries/customers have different intellectual property (IP) protection requirements which address local government regulations, industry standards and best practices. L-3 MAPPS is also required to adhere to Canadian export (Controlled Goods) laws as well as L-3 corporate policies. In this context, L-3 MAPPS has implemented processes and systems to ensure that our customers’ data is protected.

Physical access to L-3 MAPPS is controlled via swipe card access. Our facilities are monitored by onsite security personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our test site environment (where our simulators and control systems are tested) has a secondary swipe card access system for projects with higher security classification and camera surveillance.

The information technology (IT) server room and telecommunications

closets are also protected by swipe card access and

controlled keys to limit the access.

L-3 MAPPS’ divisional local area network (LAN) is embedded within the L-3 corporate wide area network (WAN). L-3 deploys a comprehensive array of systems to both corporate and divisional levels to protect ourselves from internet threats. IT systems are monitored and alert in real time for virus infection, unusual administrative account activity, environmental issues and system failures.

Our IT department tests and deploys monthly critical security patches to all systems in a timely manner. L-3 has also implemented additional systems to provide employees a secure separate environment to browse the internet. All laptops’ hard disk drives are encrypted and require two-factor authentication (TFA) to boot, and all computers are configured to block non-L-3 standard USB mass storage devices.

As part of our employee hiring process, L-3 MAPPS performs a background security check on all potential new employees before they are hired. During the initial employee integration process, the newly hired employee receives a formal presentation on our company and IT security policies from the L-3 MAPPS security officer. Annually, all L-3 MAPPS employees are required to take online business conduct and ethics compliance refresher training and to complete a training module on data protection every three years. These processes are subject to audit by both internal L-3 auditors and external auditors to ensure objectivity.

At the beginning of every project, L-3 MAPPS performs an internal review board meeting with representation from various departments to determine the security classification of the project data. After the security level of the data is determined, employee access to the data is formally requested and approved by the security officer based on security clearance and need to know. The IT department creates the project documentation portal and sets the access controls using a custom security template designed for the security level of the project data.

L-3 MAPPS has developed a standard project documentation portal based on the Microsoft SharePoint platform for

our customers and employees to collaborate and share information. This central repository stores the customer

As the world becomes more and more interconnected via the internet, small and large companies are being targeted by hackers for their company proprietary data and personally identifiable information. Data breaches are frequently occurring and power facilities are not immune to these attacks. In recent years, the Natanz Nuclear Facility, KHNP and Ukraine’s power grid were all victims of a cyber-attack where either a breach of company intellectual property or a service interruption occurred. The U.S. NRC has mandated stricter and more comprehensive cyber security controls on plant systems as well as on training simulator systems. These additional security requirements make it more difficult to accommodate a global workforce using modern collaboration tools to maintain and develop a simulator via the internet. L-3 MAPPS recognizes that information sharing and information security are opposing forces and continues to improve our systems and processes to protect our customers’ proprietary information while at the same time providing a secure collaborative environment.

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The app provides various resources like L-3’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and awareness tools for easy access, anywhere, anytime. The L-3 Ethics App is available for download to Apple and Android devices.

One of the most important factors in L-3’s long-term success that we take pride in, is the way L-3 employees conduct themselves with suppliers, customers, co-workers and competitors, as well as in the communities where they work.

Our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct provides our employees with different guidelines on how to conduct themselves, and applies to everyone at L-3 Communications, regardless of position and level of responsibility, as well as to those who act on behalf of L-3 Communications.

L-3 Communications continues to maintain its reputation as a company with an outstanding work force, high ethical standards and superior technology and service. Download the L-3 Ethics App!

Integrity, Excellence, Accountability and Respect. These are L-3’s core values. To propagate these values, L-3 recently launched the L-3 Ethics App. With the use of the mobile app, L-3 employees and partners can instantly access the information they need in order to assist them with their daily work activities and decision-making.

furnished information (CFI) used to build and test the simulation software. The portal also holds all delivered documentation and transmittal notices. We have also integrated our Change Request (CR) and Failure Report (FR) systems into the portal to provide a “one-stop shop” for all project related information. External access to the project portal is limited to L-3 MAPPS employees and the customer. Remote access to the project portal is controlled via TFA.

To document receipt and to control CFI, L-3 MAPPS has implemented a formal process to receive and verify all received documentation for content and security classification. After verification with engineering subject matter experts, the document administrator uploads the documents into the restricted/unrestricted folders and applies the appropriate document-specific designated information (i.e., metadata). Receipt log reports are generated and stored in the project portal.

As we can see, simulator security has evolved tremendously in recent years. Previously a standalone or static simulator was considered a safer alternative to having the simulator connected to the company LAN. Operating systems were not updated and antivirus software was discouraged due to concerns about interference with simulator performance. What has become apparent is that even if a system is standalone, it can be infected with malware from an infected USB mass storage device. From our experience, these standalone systems tend to have poor IT management. Most simulator support groups lack the IT expertise and resources to manage their simulator network following industry best practices (e.g., National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations (Draft Special Publication 800-171 or ISO/IEC 27001 Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems). By involving IT in the day-to-day management of the simulator network, they can focus on their core responsibility of simulator development, maintenance and management.

At L-3 MAPPS, we believe that simulator systems need consistent IT management. IT governance is no longer a hindrance, it is a necessity to ensure a safe, optimally performing computing environment. Company IT departments have established systems management tools and processes for account management, malware protection, disaster recovery, monitoring and reporting. IT security is constantly evolving due to the “adversary” constantly changing tactics. We feel our perimeter protection from the internet is solid, but we are continuing to be proactive in this area. Several projects are underway to further tighten internal controls.

In summary, cybersecurity threats are real and occurring every day. Power generating facilities are being targeted – including the training systems which hold sensitive information that needs to be protected. Old methods of protecting the simulator network are ineffective. In order to effectively protect simulators, they need to be managed at the same level as other IT systems. Companies need to leverage their existing IT security expertise and infrastructure within the training simulator environment.


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Orchid® Network Loader allows the creation of sequences which invoke one or multiple services. The sequences can be executed from anywhere on the network and Orchid® Network Loader dispatches the execution of services to the appropriate computer on the simulation network. This flexibility allows users to load all the distributed elements of a simulation from a single machine, with the click of a button. Regardless of the programs that must be loaded for the simulation, Orchid® Network Loader dispatches the execution of the proper services (load and unload commands) across the network, including the plant simulation on the simulator server, the instructor station programs on several workstations, and any other programs for stimulated devices and peripheral systems.

The Orchid® Simulation Hub was recently added to Orchid® Network Loader in order to provide quick and easy access to simple simulator actions. The Simulation Hub is therefore always accessible from anywhere on the simulation network and allows access to all instructor-related Orchid® tools installed on the network machines.

With the Simulation Hub there is no need to open the Orchid® Instructor Station window among all other open windows when a simple restore or run function needs to be executed. The Instructor Controls pane at the top of the Simulation Hub provides quick access to important Orchid® Instructor Station functions, such as Run, Freeze, Restore, Restore Last and Run Scenario.

The user will first select which simulation server to perform an action on. Then, when clicking on the desired action, the Simulation Hub will list all possible actions available, such as all of the initial conditions that can be restored, the scenarios that can be executed, etc.

The Simulation Hub also contains a Core Viewer button that rapidly provides the Core Viewer. The Core Viewer offers 2-D and 3-D views of the different parameters of interest inside the core model. The Core Viewer runs in a browser and connects to the Orchid® Core Builder server running on the selected simulation machine. The Core Viewer is also

Orchid® Network Loader is L-3 MAPPS’ tool for detecting and controlling simulation software over the simulator network. Orchid® Network Loader provides a collaborative virtual network where components (i.e., computers) can communicate with each other for better control of the simulation environment. Orchid® Network Loader uses a service-oriented architecture (SOA), where each component provides software services to other components over the network. Orchid® Network Loader allows users the flexibility to define their own services, empowering them to utilize the SOA to its fullest. Most recently, the Orchid® Simulation Hub has been added to Orchid® Network Loader.

designed to support the viewing of third-party reactor core models if need be.

The Miscellaneous Tools section at the bottom of the Simulation Hub provides access to a steam tables properties calculator and to the native Windows calculator.

Orchid® Network Loader provides users with the flexibility to have maximum control of the simulation with a simple user interface. The addition of the Simulation Hub to Orchid® Network Loader is aimed at further simplifying day-to-day simulator management operations for both instructors and maintenance personnel.

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L-3 MAPPS was featured in the latest issue (volume 5, issue 2) of Power Insider – Asia’s Leading Power Report, published by SKS Global. A comprehensive three-page interview was conducted with our Michael Chatlani, vice president, marketing & sales.

In the interview, Michael outlines how L-3 MAPPS became a world leader in nuclear power plant simulation, the important role that L-3 MAPPS’ customers have played and continue to play in the evolution of its technologies and also talks about the introduction of new technologies aimed at supporting the training of new nuclear workforce candidates. He also addressed common misconceptions about the use of simulation in the nuclear power arena.

When asked by the editorial staff of simnews his thoughts on the interview published in Power Insider, Michael said: “It is always an honor to speak on behalf of L-3 MAPPS and to get the word out about our innovative simulation products. I particularly enjoyed this interview because of the smart questions from the editor and the opportunity to talk about the business in an all-encompassing way.”

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In an actual ship or power plant, operators have access to diverse communication systems such as telephones, public-address systems and touch-capable communication panels to be able to communicate with other areas of the ship or plant.

In a simulated control room, operators must likewise have access to the same communication systems. However, since the remote location being called is not always simulated, instructors in the instructor booth must “role play” the remote site operators. When this occurs, the operator using the communication systems must have the impression that he/she is dealing with an actual remote system operator. This includes dialing the correct number of the remote operator and hearing the appropriate background noises when the communication occurs. Orchid® Communications Exchange provides the backbone architecture to provide these capabilities.

Orchid® Communications Exchange has the following features:

• Allows control room operators to make voice calls to outside-the-control-room locations. The calls are automatically forwarded to the instructor.

• Allows the instructor to see which area (telephone number) is being called, and answer as if the call was being answered from that location.

• The system automatically superimposes a background noise if the simulation conditions are in a state which would cause the called location to be noisy. For example, if the operator calls the turbine room and the turbine is running, the operator will hear a turbine noise during the call.

• Supports various real-life communication modes: one-to-one calls, conference calls, broadcasting, transfer of call, hold, etc.

• Supports public address and broadcast speakers for general notifications.

• Supports instructor-initiated failures such as dropped lines and communication failures.

For most projects, Orchid® Communications Exchange will require some customization to replicate the exact look and feel of the real communications system. For example, L-3 MAPPS is able to modify an actual plant phone to add simulation capabilities such as processing the dial keys, volume control, off/on-hook, etc. Orchid® Communications Exchange is based on and compatible with the other Orchid® tools.

While customization may be required to interface to plant-specific equipment, Orchid® Communications Exchange does this entirely with COTS hardware: Windows PCs for call management and sound recording/playing, off-the-shelf amplifiers and adapters for earpiece and microphone interfacing, and L-3 MAPPS’ compact I/O solution for pushbutton, keypad, and visual indicators interfacing.

To simulate the communications system used on board the Royal Navy’s Astute class attack submarine, L-3 MAPPS recently deployed Orchid® Communications Exchange on the maneuvering room trainer used to train crew. The solution provided interfaces with various types of equipment such as telephones, microphones, speakers, etc. A touchscreen with a replica of the actual system screen used on the submarine was developed to fully replicate the same environment that the submariners have when in actual missions.

Orchid® Communications Exchange is a low-cost communications system fully controlled by the Orchid® simulation environment that reproduces the look and feel of the actual control room communications system and uses COTS hardware and software components to reduce maintenance costs.

*Fantastic! What is Unicode?

L-3 MAPPS is pleased to introduce Orchid® Communications Exchange, a software platform to simulate communications systems for applications within control room training simulators. The software platform is fully configurable to simulate any communication system and runs on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.


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Out and AboutSince the last issue of simnews was published, L-3 MAPPS has been out and about at various conferences and tradeshows demonstrating its extensive Power Systems and Simulation know-how and technologies. A round-up of the most recent events follows.

PowerPlantSim 2016L-3 MAPPS was in San Antonio, Texas on 1-3 February 2016 for the annual PowerPlantSim conference, the one US event that is focused on power plant simulation and backed by Utility Simulator Users Group (USUG). In addition to showcasing L-3 MAPPS’ cutting-edge

nuclear power plant simulation solutions, we delivered a record seven presentations, namely:

• Configuration Management in the Graphical Modeling Context

• Exploiting Technology for Better Early Nuclear Workers Training

• PWR Severe Accident Simulator for Japan

• Protecting IT Assets: Simulator Security in a Changing World

• Replacing the St. Lucie Simulator I/O System

• Replacing the Susquehanna Full Scope Simulator

• Tihange 1 Full Scope Simulator: Status Update

PowerPlantSim 2017 will take place in San Diego, California on 16-19 January 2017. We hope to see you there!

2016 CNA Conference & Trade ShowOn 24-26 February 2016, L-3 MAPPS was in Ottawa at the Canadian Nuclear Association's 2016 Conference and Trade Show, showcasing its leadership in nuclear power plant simulation and CANDU plant controls. L-3 MAPPS has served the Canadian nuclear industry since 1973 and is poised to support the Core of Canada's Low-Carbon Future for the next 40 years.

2016 Istanbul Nuclear Power Plants Summit

L-3 MAPPS participated at the 2016 International Nuclear Power Plants Summit (INPPS) in Istanbul, Turkey on 8-9 March 2016. On the second day of the event, Michael Chatlani, vice president, marketing & sales, delivered a keynote speech on "Making Nuclear Learning Better." L-3 MAPPS is pleased

to continue supporting development activities in this emerging nuclear power generation market.

2nd Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation ForumL-3 MAPPS participated in NRG Events’ 2nd Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 14-15 March 2016. We delivered three presentations at the Forum as follows:

• A Global Presence: Latest Large-Scale NPP Simulators by L-3 MAPPS

• Enhancing the Crew Evaluation and Training Experience on Your Full Scope Simulator

• Exploiting Technology for Better Early Nuclear Workers Learning

Our Michael Chatlani, vice president, marketing & sales, chaired an interesting panel discussion on employing simulation technology in colleges and universities. Panelists included experts from Abu Dhabi Polytechnic (UAE), EDF Energy Campus (UK), King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia) and University of Sharjah (UAE).

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6-7 June 2016 Event New Nuclear International ConferenceLocation Warsaw, PolandOrganizer(s) Goodnight ConsultingParticipate www.newnuclearinternational.com

28-30 June 2016 Event World Nuclear ExhibitionLocation Paris (Le Bourget), FranceOrganizer(s) Reed ExpositionsParticipate www.world-nuclear-exhibition.com

14-17 August 2016 Event Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo

Location Amelia Island, Florida, USAOrganizer(s) American Nuclear Society (ANS)Participate www.uwc.ans.org

28 September 2016 Event OCI/SNC-Lavalin Suppliers Day Location Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaOrganizer(s) Organization of Canadian Nuclear

Industries (OCI)Participate www.oci-aic.org

3-4 October 2016 Event 2016 Owners Circle™ Conference

Location Lyon, FranceOrganizer(s) L-3 MAPPSParticipate By invitation: for L-3 MAPPS product

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5-7 October 2016 Event 2016 European Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Forum

Location Lyon, FranceOrganizer(s) NRG EventsParticipate www.nrg-events.com

9-13 October 2016 Event ENC 2016Location Warsaw, PolandOrganizer(s) European Nuclear SocietyParticipate www.euronuclear.org/events/enc/

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20-21 October 2016 Event India Nuclear Energy 2016Location Mumbai, IndiaOrganizer(s) UBM India Pvt. Ltd.Participate www.ubmindia.in/indianuclearenergy/

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7-11 November 2016 Event Third International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management

Location Vienna, AustriaOrganizer(s) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Participate www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/50805/

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The following are upcoming conferences, exhibitions and seminars where you can expect to meet with L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation.

The following are upcoming conferences, exhibitions and seminars where you can expect to meet with L-3 MAPPS Power Systems and Simulation.

OCI Trade Mission to ChinaOn 4-10 April 2016, L-3 MAPPS joined several other Canadian companies for a nuclear trade mission in Beijing, China. The mission was organized by the Organization for Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) and largely revolved around two events: Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (PBNC) 2016 and Nuclear Industry China (NIC) Exhibition 2016. L-3 MAPPS is proud that the delegation was joined by Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources, Ms. Kim Rudd, who delivered an effective keynote address at the PBNC opening ceremony.

NESTet 2016The European Nuclear Society’s conference on nuclear education and training, NESTet, took place on 22-26 May 2016 in Berlin, Germany. L-3 MAPPS was happy to be on hand and presented “Sizewell B Simulator Project: Benefiting from the Latest Technology.”

OCI/OPG Suppliers Day 2016L-3 MAPPS participated in the Organization for Canadian Nuclear Industries' Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Suppliers Day on 25 May 2016 in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. L-3 MAPPS is currently developing replacement trip computers for OPG’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. See the full story in the New Business section of this issue of simnews.

4th China Nuclear Training and Simulation ForumL-3 MAPPS was pleased to lead the way with a strong presence at NRG Events’ latest China Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum, which took place on 25-27 May 2016 in Beijing. Our Michael Chatlani (vice president, marketing & sales) served as the forum’s chairman and Vincent Gagnon (sales manager) moderated two panel discussions. L-3 MAPPS has served the Chinese nuclear power plant simulation market for almost 20 years and is pleased to develop new successes in the market going forward.

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simnews would like to thank thisissue’s contributors:

Anna BattistiMichael ChatlaniXavier Cyril

Bernard GagnonVincent GagnonDane GarnerMalcolm Grimston (Imperial College London)Amal MariamoFrançois MathieuBenjamin Matthysen (ENGIE Electrabel)Christian PaquetteSean PooleBernhard WeissGregory Zakaib

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Learning Simulators: Enhancing Nuclear Plant LearningAs the world’s preeminent supplier of full scope operator training simulators, L-3 MAPPS introduces Learning Simulators

to bridge the gap between early nuclear worker training and operator training. This innovative new software environment

leverages our detailed and accurate plant models. But instead of focusing on the procedural aspects of operating your

plant, Learning Simulators provide a fully interactive and visual environment designed to facilitate true understanding of your

plant’s behavior.

For more information on L-3 MAPPS’ Learning Simulators, visit L-3com.com/MAPPS or send us a request for a white

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