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7 April 2008 -- UniStar Nuclear Energy said it is partnering with Accenture to develop an information technology (IT) platform capable of supporting the data needs of a potential new fleet of nuclear power plants.
UNE is a strategic joint venture between Constellation Energy and EDF Group, one of Europe's largest electric energy producer. UNE has proposed building at least four 1,600 MW U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactors. Accenture, a consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, will jointly design, build and operate the new IT platform, named "Galaxy," with UNE.
UNE and Accenture said in a release that they believe Galaxy will transform how future nuclear power plants create, modify, share and store information during all phases of their 60-year-plus lifecycle, from licensing to decommissioning. In addition, Galaxy will enable nuclear plant partners, suppliers and customers to meet and accelerate project work schedules and budgets through cycle time reductions.
Galaxy will be delivered in phases over the next several years. The initial phase is expected to be delivered in the coming months and will be focused on the design of the U.S. EPR.
UNE is working to be in a position to make a decision in late 2008 regarding its first potential U.S. EPR, which is proposed for Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs site in southern Maryland. UNE is also considering potential projects in New York, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Texas. Two EPRs are under construction in Europe and the reactor design was sanctioned by two different nuclear regulatory commissions. China is also planning to build two EPRs.
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