The consortium made up of the companies Ansaldo Nucleare (Italy), GMV (Spain) and Tecnatom has signed a framework contract for support for remote control activities in the international thermonuclear fusion project. ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a large scale scientific experiment aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of electricity production through nuclear fusion, and is … Read more
At the end of October last, the factory acceptance testing (FAT) of the fresh fuel rod scanner (TESCAN) that Tecnatom and Enusa are supplying to the company CONUAR-Fae took place at the Tecnatom facilities in San Sebastián de los Reyes. The tests included both the rod handling system and the sensors for the measurement of … Read more
Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK) has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the performance of control room habitability testing at Krsko nuclear power plant, in Slovenia. This contract strengthens our relationship with the Slovenian plant, where we have carried out a number of projects in recent months. The objective of this new contract is to ensure that … Read more
The FUSION TECHNOLOGIES project comes about as a result of the needs detected in major scientific installations oriented towards the field of fusion. In view of the new processes for the joining of components in these facilities, the tight quality requirements demanded during their manufacturing and the strict maintenance controls to which they are subjected, … Read more
Tecnatom has participated in the Third International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management, organised at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, which brings together experts from across the world, mainly from the nuclear sector but also from other areas of activity. Tecnatom had a stand of its own at this event, where it showcased its capabilities in … Read more
One of the main events at world level in the composites industry, the JEC Asia International Composites Event, took place in Singapore from November 15th to 17th. This major event has now been held in this Asian city for the last 8 years, and the number of both exhibiting companies and those attending continues to … Read more
In recent years Tecnatom has extended its safety-related activities to areas other than the nuclear, developing a large number of synergies with clients in the industrial sector, in particular, with the company Repsol. Aware of the fact that safety is the responsibility of everybody who works at its installations, Repsol organises Safety Sessions with its … Read more
Tecnatom has designed a new system for the ultrasonic inspection of pressurised heavy water reactor fuel channels. The equipment, which uses inspection techniques meeting the requirements set by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), has been supplied to Atucha nuclear power plant in Argentina. The equipment (known as BOCCA) allows for the inspection of dissimilar … Read more
The Spanish Nuclear Society is an organisation that involves all the participants in the Spanish nuclear sector and that once a year organises its Annual Meeting, the latest edition of which was held in the city of Santander. Aware of the importance of this event for our sector, Tecnatom made a significant contribution to the … Read more
Last September a TAURUS system especially adapted for the inspection of revolving parts in the aeronautical industry successfully passed the pre-acceptance tests run by one of Malaya’s main manufacturers. This is an automatic inspection system in which the robot is mounted on a plinth and inspection is performed by means of a rotating table, this … Read more
