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
Tecnatom participated in the 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT), a world-class event specialising in non-destructive testing and its application in different sectors of the industry that was held this year in Munich (Germany). More than 2,200 experts and 350 exhibitors registered for this important fair, with more than 857 papers presented during the … Read more
code of conduct document, a guideline on the behaviours and attitudes to which the entire company personnel are committed, since adhesion to and strict compliance with it are compulsory. This code establishes the criteria that govern activities and conduct in management and in decision-making, the aim being to achieve our objectives while taking into account … Read more
Tecnatom presents its Report on Activities for the 2015 financial year, which includes information on the most relevant aspects of the Business Group during the year. The Report contains the consolidated financial figures for both Tecnatom S.A. and all the Tecnatom Group subsidiaries. It also provides information on the operation of the company’s areas of … Read more
On June 3rd last, the qualification of Tecnatom technicians as ultrasonic technique PDI programme analysts for reactor vessel closure head penetration J-weld inspections was successfully completed. This milestone means compliance with the technical criteria established in appendix VIII of section XI of the ASME Code. This qualification was carried out at the EPRI (Electrical Power … Read more
Tecnatom has won an international call for bids for the supply of valves to Krsko nuclear power plant, in Slovenia. The supply relates specifically to safety-related check valves ranging in size from 6” to 12” for the Slovenian plant’s alternative residual heat removal system (ARHR). These valves are to be manufactured in accordance with the … Read more
The Spanish national radioactive waste management company Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos (ENRESA) has awarded Tecnatom a new contract for its low and intermediate level waste disposal centre at El Cabril, in the province of Córdoba. Specifically, the scope of the project consists of the preparation, performance, evaluation and documentation of the flow distribution and … Read more
Tecnatom and ENUSA have reached an agreement for the supply of an irradiated nuclear fuel inspection system for the Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute (SNPI), in China. The equipment will be used to determine the thickness of the layer of oxide that forms on the surface of nuclear fuel rods during operation, and will also … Read more
At the end of May, Tecnatom attended the Nuclear Education and Training forum NESTet 2016, an annual event organised by the European Nuclear Society (ENS). This conference deals with initial and on-going training in the field of nuclear energy and brings together the main players responsible for development in this area. On this occasion the … 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.
