{"id":11843,"date":"2026-09-04T06:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=11843"},"modified":"2026-09-04T06:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:01:30","slug":"abb-selected-to-modernize-automation-systems-of-unit-1-of-cernavoda-nuclear-power-plant-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=11843","title":{"rendered":"ABB selected to modernize automation systems of Unit 1 of Cernavod\u0103 nuclear power plant in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABB, cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economica.net\/compania-abb-a-fost-desemnata-sa-modernizeze-sistemele-de-automatizare-a-unitatii-1-a-cne-cernavoda-pentru-prelungirea-cu-30-de-ani-a-perioadei-de-exploatare-a-unitatii_973536.html?mc_cid=d78f9cf259&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c\" target=\"_blank\">Economica.net<\/a>, announced that it has been selected by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Ansaldo Nucleare to upgrade the control and safety systems of Unit 1 at the Cernavod\u0103 Nuclear Power Plant in Romania, supporting the long-term operation of one of the country&#8217;s main low-carbon energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>The project will support the extension of Unit 1&#8217;s operating life by another 30 years, helping to ensure the continued delivery of reliable, low-carbon energy to the grid. Nuclear power accounts for approximately 18%-20% of Romania&#8217;s total electricity production.<\/p>\n<p>The project will replace the existing systems with ABB Ability System 800xA, covering the distributed control system, the emergency stop system applicable to Category B and C functions, as well as cybersecurity solutions, including engineering and testing. ABB&#8217;s scope of activity also includes the Category A functions of the diesel standby generators, implemented through a combination of conventional hard-wired equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The control and safety systems upgrade will provide a centralised and cyber-secure platform designed to improve operational reliability and support the plant&#8217;s long-term performance.<\/p>\n<p>Cernavod\u0103 currently operates two CANDU-6 nuclear units, with Unit 1 in operation since 1996 and Unit 2 since 2007. ABB systems have been operating at Unit 2 of Cernavod\u0103 since 2007.<\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Nuclearelectrica)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABB, cited by Economica.net, announced that it has been selected by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Ansaldo Nucleare to upgrade the control and safety systems of Unit 1 at the Cernavod\u0103 Nuclear Power Plant in Romania, supporting the long-term operation of one of the country&#8217;s main low-carbon energy sources. The project will support the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}