HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRadiological monitoring, and the recording of historical data, is a key part of managing nuclear site safety in line with regulations set by the Health and Safety Executive and the Office of Nuclear Regulators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To meet these requirements and navigate the decommissioning phase at the Sellafield nuclear site, The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and Sellafield Ltd engaged Omniflex to engineer commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products to network their radiation monitors. This led to the creation of Omniflex\u2019s Radiological Protection Node 1 (RPN1) and W3 Wireless Interface Node.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe work done on the NNL project alone led to a saving of over \u00a31 million in costs and ensured that time spent by personnel in radiologically active areas was greatly reduced,\u201d explained Gary Bradshaw, director at Omniflex. \u201cFurthermore, because of the benefits offered by our plug-and-play systems in terms of networking radiological monitors, Omniflex is now the preferred technology partner for Sellafield Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe technological innovations in the RPN1 led to Omniflex winning the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority\u2019s Innovation Award in 2016. It\u2019s important that the nuclear industry continues to push the boundaries of what COTS systems can offer by working with manufacturers to develop new technologies that meet industry demands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Networking radiological monitors isn\u2019t the only way that Omniflex is helping nuclear sites improve site safety. Omniflex\u2019s range of alarm annunciators is the world\u2019s first to be substantiated by EMPHASIS for use in SIL applications in the nuclear industry and the company is now the standard approved supplier of SIL-rated alarm annunciators for the UK\u2019s nuclear industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe SIL-rating shows that Omniflex\u2019s alarm annunciators have been independently assessed and certified to a high standard,\u201d continued Bradshaw. \u201cThis gives plant managers the confidence they need that the systems they rely on to keep their sites running safely wont fail them at the crucial moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The nuclear industry is unique. Arguably, no industry is more regulated and there isn\u2019t another sector where mission-critical safety systems matter more.\u00a0 Remote monitoring specialist Omniflex has launched its nuclear safety whitepaper, discussing how to improve on-site safety by networking radiological monitors and updating alarm systems to SIL-standards.\u00a0 The whitepaper can be downloaded HERE. Radiological …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[3051,7991,7990,7988,7987,7986,7202,2123,7989],"class_list":["post-15974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-power","tag-alarm-systems","tag-mission-critical-safety-equipment","tag-national-nuclear-laboratory","tag-networked-radiological-monitors","tag-nnl","tag-nuclear-facilities","tag-omniflex","tag-remote-monitoring","tag-sellafield-ltd"],"yoast_head":"\n
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