September 6, 2006—Areva Canada NP, one of the world leaders in the design and construction of nuclear power facilities, has selected EDSA’s Paladin DesignBase software for use in the Bruce-A and Bruce-B nuclear generators in Canada.
The generators are part of Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, the largest such facility in Canada in terms of output, and also one of the largest nuclear facilities in the world. It is comprised of eight generators with a total output of up to 6,610 megawatts when all units are online… sufficient to supply electricity for two cities the size of Toronto (or in the United States, two cities the size of Chicago).
EDSA’s Paladin DesignBase software will be used for the design and testing of electrical power systems infrastructure as the Bruce Power facilities are maintained and modernized. As electrical power systems go, the Bruce Power infrastructure is among the most intricate in the world, including close to 17,000 buses and hundreds of interconnected systems. Paladin DesignBase is replacing a competitor’s software, says EDSA.
Paladin products are already in use in more than more than 150 power generating plants worldwide — to ensure maximum operational safety and up-time. They are also widely used in other facilities with large, “mission-critical” electrical power requirements — such as computer data centers, airports, military bases, hospitals, petrochemical refineries, transportation networks, or other large production facilities — where electrical power outages result in downtime with costly or even catastrophic consequences.
EDSA is a privately-held developer of software solutions for the design, simulation, deployment, and preventative maintenance of complex electrical power systems. For more information, visit the Web site.
