Tecnatom will build the Angra 3 NPP replica simulator, the models developed in this project will also serve to replace the old Angra 2 models (developed by competitors). In this way, Tecnatom consolidates its position as the main vendor of nuclear simulators in Brazil, as it has already supplied in past contracts the Angra 1 … Read more
Once again this year, Tecnatom presents its Report on Activities corresponding to the 2022 financial year, which includes the most relevant milestones reached by the Business Group during the past year. In this report you can find the consolidated financial figures of both Tecnatom S.A. and all the subsidiaries of the Tecnatom Group. The Activity … Read more
Human Factors Engineering (HFE) is a multidisciplinary field of study whose goal is to optimize performance and reduce human error. To do this the HFE incorporates the methods and principles of various branches of knowledge such as engineering, physiology, medicine, psychology and sociology. How HFE is applied This discipline, whose application is unavoidable in those … Read more
TECNATOM participates in the development of the project PEGASO- TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINING SURFACES IN INDUSTRIALLY OPTIMIZED PREIMPREGNATE, which aims to address research in intelligent, automated and high-cadence manufacturing technologies, as well as new materials that improve the carbon footprint of aircraft and recycling technologies that ensure the circular economy. PEGASO is focused on researching … Read more
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held at its headquarters in Vienna between August 30 and September 2, 2022 a technical meeting called: “IAEA Technical meeting on Instrumentation and Control and Other Advanced Digital Technologies for the Support of Plant Performance Optimization”. 52 participants attended the meeting and 34 of them did it in person, … Read more
Last July, Tecnatom successfully carried out a demonstration for the performance of a visual inspection using a drone. This was the first experience carried out outside a nuclear power plant. This inspection was previously carried. out by conventional means, which has allowed a comparative analysis of the results to be made.Although from the technical point … Read more
Tecnatom is associated with AEMENER, the Spanish Association of Energy Women, whose main objective is to promote female vocations in the STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and to contribute to raising social awareness of the rational and responsible use of energy. AEMENER was born in 2017 having as its mission to achieve a … Read more
Control rooms are essential for the safety and correct operation of any electric power plant. They monitor and analyze everything related to the process, detect incidents that occur during generation and take the necessary actions in accordance with operating procedures. It happens that, unlike conventional generation plants such as thermal or nuclear power plants, in … Read more
ITER Organization awarded in May 2021 to the consortium formed by Tecnatom and Cosylab the contract for the supply of the simulation platform with which the ITER fusion plant simulator will be developed. Leading simulation companies from ITER member countries participated in the bidding process. The tandem Tecnatom, expert in simulator development and leader of … Read more
Last August the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, visited the facilities of the Center of Excellence in Non-Destructive Testing of the Spanish Air and Space Army at its Albacete Training Facility. She made a productive visit during which she received explanations on the operation of the two robotic systems supplied by Tecnatom, the ultrasonic inspection … Read more
