Jan. 29, 2004 - Triconex, an operating unit of Invensys Systems, Inc., today announced the appointment of James Jordan as nuclear application engineer. Jordan will support Triconex' expanding market presence in the nuclear industry. He will manage activities related to Triconex nuclear product offerings and the qualification of equipment for nuclear safety 1E applications.
Having worked more than 30 years in the nuclear, oil, gas and wastewater industries, Jordan brings a wide range of experience to Triconex including plant design, construction and startup of nuclear power stations. His nuclear background includes positions at the San Onofre nuclear generating station in California and the Point Lepreau nuclear facility in New Brunswick, Canada. Jordan also has held engineering positions at the Unocal 76 oil refinery in the hydrogen facility in Wilmington, Calif. and the city of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department.
"Triconex is pleased to have someone with Jim's level of experience to help lead our efforts in the nuclear power industry," said Mike Phillips, Triconex' vice president of business development. "He offers a vast systems knowledge that will enhance Triconex' ability to supply the fully integrated solutions that are needed by the nuclear market."
Triconex is a leading supplier of safety and control system solutions to the nuclear industry. With the extended operating life of many nuclear plants, Triconex offers low-cost and low-maintenance digital technology replacements for legacy analog systems. TRICON, Triconex' state-of-the-art fault-tolerant safety controller based on Triple-Modular Redundant (TMR) architecture, is the first and only digital commercial off-the-shelf technology approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 1E and non-1E nuclear applications.
More than 5,500 TRICON systems are in use in a variety of industrial control applications worldwide including gas and oil exploration, oil refining, power and energy production, pulp and paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, chemical processing and engineering construction.
Jordan is a resident of Oceanside, Calif.