Rolls-Royce lands £210m French nuclear deal

The global power systems company, better known for its aero engines, will see the I&C systems installed in the 20-strong French fleet of 1300 MW nuclear reactors operated by Electricité de France (EDF) – R-R is the original equipment manufacturer of safety critical nuclear instrumentation and core control I&C systems in all 58 reactors in France. The latest project will ensure that the reactor fleet continues to meet safety and licensing requirements and is being carried out by the company Areva as part of of ten-yearly planned reactor outages managed by EDF. Benoit Chabre, President, Instrumentation and Control, Rolls-Royce said: "We are proud of our relationship with Areva and our long partnership with EDF which spans over 40 years. We are pleased that they have once again put their trust in our world-class I&C technologies which help to ensure the safety and performance of their reactors." The digital nuclear safety, control and monitoring systems are designed to simplify operational, diagnostic and maintenance elements of nuclear plant while improving safety. Rolls-Royce's instrumentation and control business has 450 employees based in Grenoble.