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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Babcock & Wilcox Mpower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas G Graham, Lynchburg, VA (US);
BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A control room for a nuclear power plant including two or more nuclear reactor units includes a central workstation providing monitoring capability for both nuclear reactor units, a first operator at the controls (OATC) workstation in front of and to one side of the central workstation providing monitoring and control capabilities for the first nuclear reactor unit, a second OATC workstation in front of and to the other side of the central workstation providing monitoring and control capabilities for the second nuclear reactor unit, and a common control workstation directly in front of the central workstation providing monitoring and control capabilities for systems serving both the first nuclear reactor unit and the second nuclear reactor unit. The central and common control workstations do not provide control capabilities for either nuclear reactor unit. The common control workstation does not include any control capabilities that must be performed by a licensed operator.