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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Duke Energy Employees Win Top Nuclear Industry Award for Improving Safety With Digital Milestone

Duke Energy Employees Win Top Nuclear Industry Award for Improving Safety With Digital Milestone

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Duke Energy Corp. employees at the Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina have been honored with the B. Ralph Sylvia “Best of the Best” Award for completing the first digital upgrades to commercial reactor protection systems in the United States. The conversion from the analog instrumentation common in these systems uses digital electronics technology to enhance the monitoring and control of reactor safety functions. The new digital system at Oconee 1 also has diagnostic capabilities that increase reactor efficiency and operational reliability.

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