Cernavoda

Cernavoda is Romania’s only nuclear power station, currently supplying more than 10% of Romania’s electricity demand.
Unit 2 of Cernavoda is currently under construction.

Subcontracted to GE Energy Services, Optilan is providing of telecommunications equipment and services to Cernavoda, supporting teleprotection between the power station and its associated substations, and providing interconnectivity via an Ethernet LAN.

Optilan’s scope of work covers the specification of communications equipment, procurement, build and Factory Acceptance Test. Optilan are also scheduled to undertake commissioning activities on site in Romania at the next scheduled outage.

The equipment provided includes:

• A total of 6 x TN1U SDH multiplexers for teleprotection
• 25 Modular Fibre Optic Ethernet Switches and associated transmission equipment
• Associated Fibre Optic Patch Panels, Cables etc