As part of the activities for the eventual start-up of Santa María de Garoña nuclear power plant, Tecnatom has completed the ultrasonic inspection of the reactor vessel with the collaboration of General Electric Hitachi International (GEH). Particularly significant milestones have been achieved in the field of nuclear inspection services during the performance of this project. … Read more
Tecnatom presents the modernisation of its nuclear power plant operating aid computerised procedures system, especially designed for operating plants. The improvements made involve the updating of the user interface, management of the information generated and the procedures editing mode. The updating is based on feedback from the system operators and users on its usability, and … Read more
Tecnatom, in collaboration with the Nuclear Safety Council, the IRSN (France) and the GRS (Germany), has undertaken a project to provide technical support for the Chinese regulatory body, with a view to reinforcing its capacities in different areas of competence. This European Union project has involved several Tecnatom organisations in the fields of safety management, … Read more
One of Tecnatom’ activities consists of providing inspection services in relation to the main components of nuclear power plants. In the case of PWR technology facilities, one of the key components are the steam generators, which incorporate thousands of Incoloy tubes. In order to ensure the integrity of each of these tubes, Tecnatom carries out … Read more
As in previous years, Tecnatom has participated in this international conference, which brings together the most important players in the field of simulation in relation to power-generating facilities, and most especially nuclear power plants. It is an annual event organised by the International Modelling and Simulation Society and focuses on the special needs of power … Read more
To date the full-scope simulator for Atucha II nuclear power plant (Argentina) has been in operation at a provisional location at the Tecnatom facilities in San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid). A few days ago, the simulators of both the main and emergency control rooms, both developed by Tecnatom, started their journey to their final … Read more
The factory acceptance tests carried out on the automatic UT inspection system for Premium AEROTEC GmbH, a first-tier supplier of structures to Airbus, have been successfully completed at the Tecnatom facilities in Madrid. The system in question is a track-mounted robot with two modules of combined tools designed specifically for the inspection of the client’s … Read more
Tecnatom has been awarded a contract for the revision of supports during maintenance outages at the Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF) combined cycle plants in Mexico. This project reinforces the activities carried out by Tecnatom in this type of services, and constitutes an important commercial milestone in the highly competitive sector of conventional electricity generation. The … Read more
Tecnatom has been awarded a framework contract covering integral snubber maintenance services for Cernavoda nuclear power plant, in Rumania. This is a 4-year contract that encompasses all activities relating to both mechanical and hydraulic snubbers. These activities will be carried out in consortium with the local company Titan Echipamente Nucleare (TEN), a heavy machinery engineering … Read more
Tecnatom and the engineering subsidiary of GAS NATURAL FENOSA, Gas Natural Fenosa Engineering, have been awarded the contract for design support engineering for the Centralised Temporary Storage (CTS) facility at Villar de Cañas (Cuenca). The contract, awarded by Enresa, the public company responsible for the safe management and storage of the radioactive wastes produced in … Read more
El proyecto ITER es uno de los proyectos de inversión más grandes del mundo, en el que colaboran más de 35 países con el objetivo de demostrar la viabilidad de la fusión nuclear como fuente de energía inagotable. Para ello se está construyendo uno de los dispositivos de fusión por confinamiento magnético más grandes del mundo, en el que se probarán tecnologías, materiales y regímenes físicos integrados necesarios para la producción de electricidad basada en la fusión.
Tecnatom forma parte del proyecto aportando la creación de la plataforma de simulación de lo que será el simulador de la sala de control de ITER, la integración de modelos existentes desarrollados por distintos suministradores, la integración del sistema de control CODAC, el desarrollo de modelos adicionales, así como el mantenimiento y la formación en la plataforma.
