The importance of balancing HVAC systems
What are HVAC systems?
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) systems are designed with a dual purpose: on the one hand they filter particles from the air in a given enclosed area and, on the...
Supporting the development of nuclear fusion
Have you heard of ITER?
ITER is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by mankind, not only because it constitutes a challenge in terms of complexity and cost, but also because it...
Take a look at the latest type of remote visual inspection
Visual inspection consists of observing the external or accessible surfaces of parts, components or materials, either with the naked eye or using optical instruments. It is the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technique par excellence and...
Predicting reactor vessel degradation in long-term operation: NOMAD
As of 2020 there are more than 100 nuclear power plants in the world whose reactors have been in operation for more than 40 years. It is now necessary to check that the vessel...
New contract for the supply of valves and spares
The company Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NASA), the owner of Atucha nuclear power plant, has awarded Tecnatom a new contract for the supply of valves and spares. This is the second contract for the supply...
New nuclear contract in Slovenia
Krško nuclear power plant (Slovenia) has awarded Tecnatom a new engineering services contract, in this specific case for the use of non-destructive testing (NDT) for buried piping.
The Slovenian plant is involved in a series...
How does simulation help in NDT inspections?
Recent simulation tools allow us to anticipate and increase our knowledge of responses to complex scenarios. In the field of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), simulation takes on special importance through its use in various critical...
Dry ultrasonics. Analogy of the most widely used techniques
As is described in our article “Ultrasonics. Beyond the coupling medium” , dry inspection makes it possible to address the evaluation of components under extreme working conditions, the inspection of complex geometry elements, the...
Iberdrola and Tecnatom strengthen their cooperation in relation to Cofrentes NPP until the definitive...
IBERDROLA Generación Nuclear, S.A., the company owning Cofrentes nuclear power plant (Spain), and Tecnatom have reaffirmed their collaboration in the fields of training and inspection from now until the definitive shutdown of this Spanish...
Tecnatom will develop the CSN training programme
The Spanish nuclear regulatory body, the Nuclear Safety Council, has awarded Tecnatom an important contract for the design of the training programmes for its entire staff, these to be based on the SAT (Systematic...