Tecnatom presents a new product aimed at improving the experience of the user in the area of training. In recent years, gaming tools have proven to be a highly efficient environment for the training of personnel performing their work at all types of industrial facilities. These tools enhance the attitude of the trainees in response … Read more
CNAT, the company in charge of operating Trillo nuclear power plant, in Guadalajara, has recognised Tecnatom through an award for the contractor with the best Preventive Culture Indicator (PCI). This recognition confirms the safety culture and prevention of occupational risk path that Tecnatom has always trodden at all levels. The award encourages us to continue … Read more
As part of its on-going effort to innovate and improve its inspection systems, Tecnatom has developed a new non-destructive testing system known as ETboxMB. This equipment is part of the ETbox family and completes the available range of products with a new portable, lightweight, battery-powered system with Wi-Fi connection. Thanks to its small size and … Read more
Tecnatom presents its new TECTUS system for the automatic inspection of BWR reactor nozzle welds. This equipment will make it possible to reduce both inspection times and radiation doses. It will also allow the productivity of this type of inspection services to be increased and their quality to be improved. This new equipment also makes … Read more
On October 25th and 26th last, the Spanish Maintenance Association (AEM) organised its 15th Sessions on Maintenance in the Energy Sector in Oviedo. These sessions included debate on different aspects of maintenance of interest for the national energy sector. The sessions were attended by an outstanding representation of the different electricity utilities in the industrial … Read more
The closing meeting of the European Project “Enhancing the capabilities of China in the field of Nuclear Safety in the areas of emergency management and the management of severe accidents” (CH3.02/11A) was held in Beijing on October 10th and 11th. The project was funded by the European Commission, with the People’s Republic of China as … Read more
Tecnatom has developed a new software package for ultrasonic inspection known as LISSA. This is a new product based on Tecnatom’s multidisciplinary in-the-field experience of the performance of ultrasonic inspections on a wide range of components and in different industrial sectors. Particularly significant among the main characteristics of this new software are its robustness and … Read more
Tecnatom participates in the recently started European research project NOMAD (“Nondestructive Evaluation System for the Inspection of Operation-Induced Material Degradation in Nuclear Power Plants“). The project aims to develop a nondestructive evaluation system for nuclear power plants with the final goal of responsibly extending their period of operation. In the European Union, about 200 nuclear … Read more
Tecnatom has developed the new RABIT 2.0 robot-operated system for aerospace applications. This is an automatic system based on two robots capable of working independently or in tandem. This new system incorporates a new generation of greater span robots capable of inspecting complex geometries and of incorporating heavier utensil modules when the automatic module exchanger … Read more
Tecnatom’s French subsidiary Metalscan has designed an immersion tank for the performance of high and low frequency ultrasonic inspections. This new inspection system incorporates the SONIA technology, developed by Tecnatom, capable of operating in both frequency ranges using the same Inspectview software. This tank has been designed for regular use with rods (both round and … 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.
