Simulator Upgrades & Maintenance

Platform and Computer Rehost

GSE responds to its customer update needs with tailored solutions. Every customer has specific requirements – we can customize our solutions to address those needs. The first phase of simulator updates involves updating the major simulator platforms, including the simulation computer, the instructor station, and the panel interface system.

Instructor Station Replacements

One of the more visible components of GSE’s software is powerful instructor stations that put the instructor in full command of simulator session management. These instructor stations provide a common graphical user interface for their instructor and operator views. Using state-of-the-art technology and a design approach of extensive, forward-thinking simulation user inputs, JStation (Java-based) delivers flexibility and ease of use to meet all your needs.

JStation provides a complete range of features to control and monitor your simulator. It allows you to set up a training session by choosing the initial plant starting conditions and configuring various equipment changes to occur during the training session. This may be done by direct instructor actions, or by running a predefined automated plant procedure.

Panel Interface/Output (I/O) System

As most nuclear power plant simulators worldwide are reaching 30+ years of age, input/output (I/O) system replacements are becoming more common. Hardware engineers tired of complicated repairs, obsolete parts, and maxed-out racks. Trainers and operators are tired of weekly downtime where they cannot train on the simulator due to I/O problems.

As an experienced simulator I/O replacement partner, GSE has extensively researched and implemented some of the top names in modular I/O. The chart below compares a handful of the most prominent modular I/O solution providers: Beckoff (EtherCAT IO), Wago (750), and Weidmuller (u-Remote). GSE can help you determine which I/O solution is best for your plant’s simulator.

Advanced Modeling

GSE’s technology starts with the most robust engineering approach possible. GSE simulators can achieve unparalleled fidelity and realism by using state-of-the-art modeling tools, industry-best engineering codes, and years of nuclear energy expertise.

Using state-of-the-art technology and a design approach that features extensive, forward-thinking simulation user input, GSE’s JADE or XTREME environments deliver the flexibility and ease of use to meet all your simulator needs. Combining our modeling technology and proven implementation methodologies, we accurately bring true high-fidelity power plant simulators to users worldwide.