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
Tecnatom has delivered transfer panels to Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia, as part of a key project for continued operation of the plant. These are the first panels supplied to the plant, and the arrival of the new control room and simulator is foreseen in the coming months. Two more panels corresponding to a … Read more
Tecnatom has participated in two events in the railway sector. At “Middle East Rail 2016” the most important rail system event in the Middle East and Africa, which was held in Dubai (Arab Emirates), Tecnatom was present along with other Spanish companies from the sector on the group stand of Mafex (Spanish Rail Association), of … Read more
Tecnatom participated in the Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo organised in Florida (USA) last August. This event, which is organised by the American Nuclear Society (ANS), focussed this year on the challenge facing the nuclear sector to optimise and reduce operating costs in order to maintain the viability of plants (Delivering the Nuclear … Read more
Mitsui, the company operating the Rio Bravo III and IV combined cycle plants, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for optimisation of the alarms system at both plants. The award came about following the performance of a pilot project on a controller for the Rio Bravo IV plant. The objective of the alarms optimisation project is … Read more
On July 21st last, unit 1 of the Almirante Álvaro Alberto nuclear power plant (Angra 1) was reconnected to the grid following refuelling outage 1P22. As the main contractor within the framework of the 2013-2018 multiple cycle contract, Tecnatom has undertaken the following inspection and testing activities: Ten-year automatic inspection of the reactor vessel (including … Read more
Tecnatom has completed work on the diagnosis of motor-operated valves at Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland. This inspection activity is part of a contract signed by Tecnatom with the Finnish plant, which also included the supply of equipment for both in situ diagnosis and online monitoring, as well as the on-site training of a … Read more
Tecnatom has been awarded the supply of two new robot-operated inspection systems for the Airbus factory in Nantes. The supply includes the NEO system, which is already in operation at the client’s facilities, and the Legacy system, a more highly evolved version of NEO. The Legacy equipment consists of a latest generation TAURUS robot-operated system … 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.
