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
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 been awarded a new contract for the diagnosis of motor-operated valves during power operation at Cofrentes nuclear power plant. The valve diagnosis activities are part of the predictive maintenance programmes performed by Tecnatom, which provide high added value for our clients thanks to the quality of the equipment used and the qualification and … Read more
Westinghouse and Tecnatom have carried out an inspection of the reactor vessel closure head at the Belgian Doel 1 nuclear power plant. The collaboration between the two companies allows for full compliance with the inspection programmes, designed on the basis of the 10CFR50.55a standard. These programmes require the use of ultrasonic and eddy current equipment … 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
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.
