DRS Defense Solutions announced that its business unit, DRS Consolidated Controls, Inc. (DRS-CCI) has been recertified as a supplier of safety-related instrumentation and controls equipment to nuclear power plants. As a result of an independent industry audit, DRS-CCI’s nuclear quality assurance (NQA) management system continues to comply with the requirements of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The approval assures nuclear power plant operators that the DRS-CCI NQA programme complies with federal quality rules, specifically 10CFR50 Appendix B and Part 21 of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 18-point quality assurance criteria for nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing plants. Since 1974 DRSCCI has continuously maintained a certified NQA programme.

DRS-CCI designs, manufacturers, qualifies and tests instrument and control systems for commercial nuclear power plants and has been a premier supplier of Class 1E safety and non-1E safety instrumentation and control systems to the nuclear industry worldwide for more than 50 years. Today, safety systems designed and maintained by DRS-CCI operate in more than 30 commercial nuclear power plants in the US and abroad. The company also provides system upgrade solutions and addresses obsolescence issues.