The company operating Krsko nuclear power plant (Slovenia) has awarded Tecnatom the supply of butterfly valves for the plant within the framework of an international call for bids. This contract contemplates the supply of butterfly valves driven by safety-related motor-operated actuators (safety class) of 6 and 8” in size for the alternative residual heat removal … Read more
Repsol has awarded Tecnatom the design and implementation of the new operations interface for the tanks area of its La Coruña refinery. The scope of this project includes the design of the displays hierarchy and the design of the graphic elements. Also included is the implementation, installation and testing of the interface at the refinery … Read more
ROSATOM-CICE&T, through its Finnish subsidiary (RAOS Project Oy) continues the process of training personnel for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant. This training is aimed at all the plant engineering staff and focuses on the technology of this reactor type, developed by JSC Atomproekt (a subsidiary of the Russian company Atomtroyexport). Tecnatom is participating in this … Read more
Enusa and Tecnatom have signed a new general collaboration framework agreement relating to different areas of the nuclear fuel cycle. This agreement, which consolidates the close collaboration between the two companies, brings continuity to activities performed jointly by them over the years. Through this new agreement, Enusa and Tecnatom continue their technological alliance in specific … Read more
The company operating the Atucha and Embalse plants, NA-SA (Nucleoeléctrica Argentina), has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the supply of a new PET inspection system and the updating of PET and WIND equipment acquired by NA-SA in the past. These automatic inspection systems are used for the application of non-destructive testing to piping and components … Read more
ANAV, the company operating the Ascó and Vandellós nuclear power plants, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the diagnosis and maintenance of motor-operated valves at Ascó I nuclear power plant, to be performed during the group’s forthcoming refuelling outage. For the performance of this service, Tecnatom has a fleet of adaptable in-house test benches and … Read more
This month Tecnatom celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the company on April 11th 1957, thereby becoming one of the longest-lived companies in the Spanish nuclear sector. Over these 60 years, thousands of technicians have been part of our workforce and have contributed to our currently commanding a consolidated position as a business … Read more
The 2nd edition of the Industriales Research Meeting (IRM) took place in April at the University College of Industrial Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSII). This event is held with a view to highlighting the different lines of research pursued at the ETSII, both internally for the students, post-graduate doctorate candidates and administration … Read more
The 15th Working Session on Inspection, Testing and Maintenance was held on April 20th at the Tecnatom headquarters in San Sebastián de los Reyes. The event was attended by a large number of representatives from all the Spanish nuclear power plants, as well as from Iberdrola, ENUSA and UNESA. This traditional session serves as a … Read more
Tecnatom has been awarded a contract for the BOP training of Iberdrola operations personnel for the Altamira and Bajío cogeneration electricity-generating plants that Tamoin is constructing in Mexico. These plants will provide electricity and steam to the Dynasol and Kimberly chemistry sector multinationals, respectively. The scope of the training to be provided by Tecnatom includes … 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.
