Throughout the history of aviation there have been numerous accidents caused by aircraft structural failures. In many cases the underlying cause has been fatigue affecting critical components, for example in the case of Chalk’s Ocean Airways flight 101, in which 18 passengers and 2 crew members died on December 19th 2005. The cause of the … Read more
What an amazing 4 days we spent at the ADIPEC – Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, with more than 150,000 visitors! We at Tecnatom with our partner Accelerant Solutions had our stand at the Digitalization Area in Hall 14 as part of our pursuit to introduce our outstanding new system SOUL into the … Read more
In accordance with international climate agreements, we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7.6% annually until 2030 if we want to uphold the commitment acquired by the countries participating in the COP21 Paris Agreement. To achieve that difficult challenge, an unprecedented change must be carried out in the energy sector and, therefore, we must make … Read more
The digital copy that enhances and improves the performance of the reality being replicated. The term “digital twin” seems to be a magic concept in this era of digitalization; in fact, the “digital twin” has been named as one of the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017 by Gartner. The truth is that this … Read more
Given their peculiarities (isolation and small size), the electricity systems located off the Spanish mainland are subject to “power cuts”. When this happens, it is vital that the recovery of the electricity system supply be achieved in as agile a way as possible. With this aim in mind, several of the ENDESA fleet plants awarded … Read more
The French company EdF, the operator of 73 nuclear reactors in France and the United Kingdom, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the updating of the entire fleet of French 1,300 MWe nuclear power plant simulators. This contract involves the incorporation of a set of modifications to the full-scope simulators in order to bring them … Read more
The 16th annual inspection, testing and maintenance working session was held at the Tecnatom headquarters in San Sebastián de los Reyes on March 21st. The event was attended by numerous representatives from all the Spanish nuclear power plants, as well as from Iberdrola, ENUSA and UNESA. This traditional session serves as a framework for the … Read more
Every year the HispaRob plateau organises an annual working session open to R&D&i companies and centres wishing to learn of the benefits of robotics and its applications. On this occasion a session entitled “opportunities in robotics for aeronautical sector companies” was organised in collaboration with the IK4-TEKNIKER Technology and Research Centre, with the participation of … Read more
Tecnatom has been awarded two inspection contracts for performance during the maintenance outage at the Puertollano oil refinery in Spain. These contracts are part of the strategy pursued by the company for the diversification of its products and services in other industrial areas, such as the oil sector. The Puertollano refinery, owned by Repsol, was … Read more
Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško (NEK), the company that operates Krsko nuclear power plant, in Slovenia, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the inspection of the plant’s steam generators during the 2018 refuelling outage. In addition to the eddy current inspection of the steam generator tubes, the scope of the inspection includes the visual inspection of 50% … 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.
