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FAAST Aspiration Detection Excels in Nuclear and Environmental Tests
St. Charles, IL (October, 2014) – FAAST Fire Alarm Aspirating Smoke Technology by System Sensor was recently tested by a leading European nuclear power plant (NPP) operator, with the intention of using the unit in a reactor building.
FAAST units were exposed to nine extreme environmental tests, including: Seismic testing to Richter Scale 9, high frequency vibration testing, extreme temperature tests at +65°C and -28°C, rapid temperature fluctuations from -25°C to +70°C, dry heat endurance at +70 °C, damp heat endurance at +70 °C with 95% condensing humidity, a cold test at -25 °C, a radiation test with exposure up to 140 Gray, and multiple power up/power down commands. FAAST received a 100% pass rate on all of these vibration, temperature, and humidity tests.
Installed NPP equipment was always required to conform to stringent specifications, but the Fukushima disaster has brought about tighter requirements. It’s critical for fire detection systems to initiate a rapid response and sustain false alarm immunity in order to maintain operations. One offline reactor can cost millions of dollars in lost output in a single day, even before factoring in the additional costs of powering down and commissioning the reactor core. Smoke detection shouldn’t interfere with operations unless there’s a true emergency.
“Environment challenges are one of the biggest life safety obstacles, especially in applications like nuclear plants,” says Christa Poss, Marketing Manager for System Sensor’s Aspiration Business Unit. “The nuclear and environmental tests conducted in Europe confirm the durability of FAAST and the robust features it brings to smoke detection. Whether the system is used in hazardous, dirty, or harsh temperature conditions, it’ll be able to detect the first sign of smoke without the false alarms.”
View the testing demonstration by watching this video.
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