Case Study
Reducing Operating Costs and Improving Safety
© 2014 SAFFRON TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY BACKGROUND As you can imagine, nuclear power plants are incredibly complex systems. They must operate in a very high stakes environment and must do so safely. History notes a few examples when they were not; perhaps the most notable is the meltdown of the core in Chernobyl, Russia, on April 26, 1986. Through great diligence, the US has avoided accidents of this magnitude. Operating and maintaining a safe