Tecnatom is participating in the European NOMAD (“Non-destructive Evaluation System for the Inspection of Operation-Induced Material Degradation in Nuclear Power Plants“) research project. The objective of this project is to develop an inspection system based on non-destructive testing techniques aimed at ensuring the safe extension of the operational lifetime of nuclear power plants. In the … Read more
In recent months EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) has delivered a series of conferences to its personnel on different types of technologies: Westinghouse reactors (AP1000 and “traditional” PWR), VVER, CANDU, KWU, etc. The objective of these sessions has been to increase their capabilities as regards the research work they are performing in the nuclear field. … Read more
Tecnatom has completed its activities for the eighteenth refuelling outage at group 1 of Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, in Mexico. This outage began on August 4th last and the plant was re-coupled to the national grid on September 17th. Tecnatom was awarded maintenance services, functional testing and removal of snubbers, valve diagnosis and advisory … Read more
The Saudi Arabian National Water Company (NWC) has awarded Tecnatom a contract for migration of the monitoring and control system and the installation of a historical usage management system at the Al Hunnay water treatment and pumping plant. Tecnatom was chosen for this project in view of its wide experience in the development and supply … Read more
Tecnatom attended the Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo in Amelia Island, Florida, last August. This event is one of the most important nuclear conferences held in the United States, and is organised by the American Nuclear Society. The conference brought together some 900 participants and comprised three plenary sessions and a number of … Read more
Le Bourget 2017The Tecnatom aerospace division has just participated in the latest edition of the number one international aeronautics event, the Paris Air Show Le Bourget. With a stand in the Spanish Pavilion, organised by TEDAE (Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronautical and Space Technologies Companies) in collaboration with the Spanish Institute for Overseas Trade (ICEX), … Read more
During the last week of June, an INPO technical session was at the Tecnatom headquarters in San Sebastian de los Reyes, with the objective of analysing the optimisation of the processes for the access of contractor personnel to the Spanish nuclear power plants. The technical team was made up of Paul McNulty, the manager of … Read more
Tecnatom has participated in the Nuclear Energy Management School organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the United Arab Emirates. The event served to train 42 participants from the Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Sudan and aimed to increase awareness of the peaceful use of nuclear energy in areas such as safety, … Read more
On June 28th last, Tecnatom held an event to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the company’s foundation in 1957 with its partners and clients. For sixty years our company has been providing innovative high added value solutions to a multitude of clients across the world, and we have wanted to share with them the satisfaction … Read more
Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NA-SA), the owner and operator of the Atucha 1 and 2 and Embalse nuclear power plants, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the supply of valves and spares to replace the original valves at Atucha 2, supplied by Walton Weir Pacific and Bellucci. This contract contemplates the supply of a total 28 … 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.
