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Instrumentation and Controls

Zachry has positioned itself as an industry leader in nuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems engineering and design. Backed by more than three decades of hands-on experience and an awareness of state-of-the-art improvements in control systems equipment, Zachry provides innovative solutions that meet or exceed our nuclear customer expectations. Participation in various industry committees and working groups combined with an intimate familiarity of numerous industry standards allows Zachry to stay attuned to ever-changing control system design criteria and guidelines.

Based upon their reputation and technical expertise, our seasoned engineers are regularly sought after to support a wide array of industry challenges which include resolving operational issues, addressing obsolescence challenges, and developing control schemes for new build design. Zachry has established unique niches in the areas of distributed control and data acquisition, analog to digital upgrades, software QA implementation, security system upgrades, control logic analysis, and radiation system monitoring, to name a few.

Recent design experience on advanced digital control systems has positioned Zachry in the forefront for development of next generation nuclear control systems. The new reactor designs will use the most advanced digital control systems. Zachry is actively involved in the design of these advanced control systems which will allow us to sustain a continued industry leadership role into the next decade and beyond. Zachry has also been involved in the Instrumentation & Controls design certification effort associated with the new advanced light water reactor designs.

Some areas of Zachry's control system expertise include: