Technological Upgrades

In our endeavors to improve the plant performance, about 600 modifications have been incorporated. Some of the important changes and improvements are:

Plant Control Computer Memory Expansion.
Re-tubing of Salt Water Heat Exchangers with Titanium Tubes.
Plant Regulating Computer System Software Modifications.
Fabrication and Replacement of Fuelling Machine Snout Jaws.
Development of Computer Codes for Fuel Management.

PC Based Fuelling Machine Control System

Fire Water Ring Replacement.
Replacement of Diesel Engine Sea Water Cooling System with Radiator Cooling.
Turbine Lubricating Oil Separator Replacement.
Improvement in Heavy Water Leak Detection System.
Indigenous Fabrication and Installation of second Heavy Water Upgrading Unit.

Locally fabricated Heavy Water Upgrading facility

Fabrication and Replacement of Sea Water Pump Casings and Salt Water Piping.
Replacement of old Chlorination plant with New "SANILEC" System.
Designing and Implementation of "Empty Channel Heavy Water Cooling System" for two Retracted Reactor Fuel Channels.
Replacement of Obsolete Turbine Machine Monitoring System (MMS).
Installation of Close Circuit Television Monitoring System for Reactor Building Interior Monitoring.

Close Circuit TV System for Remote
Monitoring of Reactor Building Interior

Switchyard Extension.
Improvement in Control Room Operator Information System.
Upgradation of Plant External Communication Facilities.
Computerization of Plant Documentation for Data Acquisition and Retrieval.