Ensa-GEH have successfully launched the second control bar cutting campaign at the Cofrentes Plant

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Ensa has successfully set in motion the second cutting campaign of the first control rods in the Cofrentes NPP in Valencia.

In this way, both the second package of limiters and the first quivers of Vs have been obtained, which reduce the volume occupied by the bars.

The first campaign began on spring 2017 with the placing of the equipment and the first cuts with control rods. This cutting technique, designed and developed by Ensa in collaboration with GEH, is pioneer in Spain and is able to reduce the volume occupied by the control bars in the fuel pools and segregate the parts of medium or low activity.

Ensa successfully completed the final tests of the Long Pendulum Fuel Management Tool

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Ensa has successfully completed the final acceptance tests of the long pendulum fuel management tool which consisted of: dry functional checks, load testing and functional tests in the pool.

Once these tests have been successfully passed, they will be sent to the nuclear power plant of Almaraz in Cáceres where the Cantabrian Company will oversee the assembly and final tests in the pool, where the used fuel is storage.

Ensa develops a heating system for annular areas of union by welding in large pieces

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The Cantabrian Company received a grant from the INNPULSA Program – INNOVA HELP year 2014.

Welding and Thermal Treatments department of Ensa has developed a heating system for annular areas of union by welding in large parts controlled, safe, standardized and easy to adapt to different configurations .

This project has been launched through one of the subsidies framed within the line of aid: INNPULSA Program – INNOVA AIDs 2014, managed by the department of General Directorate of Innovation, Technological Development and Industrial Entrepreneurship, within the Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Tourism and Trade of the Government of Cantabria, selected for co-financing within the Operational Program FEDER of Cantabria 2014 -2020.

The project aims to increase the safety and procedure of the current process by improving the quality of the product and trying to cut down its times.

Ensa’s CTA designs and manufactures a testing ground for the characterization of torque tools and nut-bolt friction coefficients

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The laboratory of metrology of the Advanced Technology Centre of Ensa has designed and manufactured a torque test bed that allows the analysis of torque electric tools with all types of metrics and bolt lengths. It is also valid to determine the actual coefficient of friction in nut-bolt assemblies with different commercial lubricants.

As a real application, it has been used in an R&D study of different commercial brands of torque tools. This study allowed the contracting company to choose the best tool for their new production process and thus improve their productivity.

Ensa renews its CEFRI certification

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Ensa successfully passed the renewal audit of the CEFRI certification .

CEFRI recognizes the ability of a company to implement and maintain a management system that guarantees the protection of workers engaged in activities under ionizing radiation; an essential requirement to be able to intervene in French nuclear power plants.

The auditing firm was favourable, highlighting as a strong point the involvement of Ensa in the monitoring of the management system of the radioprotection, as well as the effectiveness of internal communication within the organization. Based on this report, the CEFRI committee has been asked to renew the certification for three more years.

With a common objective ENSA, ENUSA and ENWESA join forces to provide integrated solutions for the fuel management market through the restructuralization of their A.I.E

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The three companies have decided to join their efforts to provide integrated solutions for the fuel management market through the restructuralization of the A.I.E. that from now on will be referred as ENUSA-ENSA A.I.E.

In this way, the scope of its services will be extended to cover different activities, such as, the handling of irradiated and fresh fuel, the inspection for fuel leak detection, characterization, classification and repairing irradiated fuel elements. Also the loading and handling of used fuel containers, the supply of engineering services related with designing and product licensing for the dry storage of used fuel.

In addition, this partnership will provide a series of measures that will provide solution to a growing demand on the management of used nuclear fuel in Spain, Europe and the rest of the world. Thus will allow to enhance its capacity to meet the specific requirements of operators and regulators in such a demanding sector, such as the nuclear.

ENSA attends to the commemorative 10th anniversary of Fusion 4 Energy

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Rafael Triviño, chief executive and Maria Vega, business development manager, attended to the commemorative act regarding the 10th Anniversary of Fusion 4 Energy “10 years working together to bring the sun’s energy to the earth” that took place in Barcelona.

Over 500 people gathered in order to paying tribute to the work done by the F4E personnel, as well as the contribution of several European companies and laboratories collaborating in the ITER project, the most important large-scale project that will try to achieve the production of energy through nuclear fusion.

Ensa’s Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) announces new tool that will make the inspection of holes in Steam Generators easier

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Ensa’s automatic control department, integrated in the Advanced Technology Centre , has developed a new device that will provide assistance in the identification of indications during the production of holes in steam generators.

This is achieved by two different but complementary methods of positioning: longitudinal and azimuth location that provide the angular position in a screen.

Great precision in the inspected point is achieved thanks to its incorporated micro-camera, in this way; Ensa has obtained a tool that represents a huge quality step regarding the previous methods.

Enusa, Ensa and Enwesa joint their efforts to provide integrated solutions in the fuel management market through the reorganization of their A.I.E.

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The scope of the activities will be increased and will include additional services.

Maliaño , 26 of December, 2017.- Enusa, Equipos Nucleares and Enwesa have decided to joint their efforts to provide integrated solutions in the fuel management market through the reorganization of their A.I.E. , that from now on will be called ‘Enusa-Ensa A.I.E.’.

Through this new reorganization, the scope of the services provided will be increased and will cover different activities, like handling of fresh and irradiated nuclear fuel, fuel inspection for leak detection, characterization, classification, conditioning and/or repair of irradiated fuel assemblies, load and handling of spent fuel casks and canisters, and providing engineering services in the field of design and licensing spent fuel casks for dry storage and transportation.

In addition, this association will provide a set of integrated solutions in the spent fuel management market, with a current growing demand in Spain, Europe and the rest of the world. Furthermore, the new A.I.E. will enhance the capacity of Ensa, Enusa and Enwesa to comply with the specific requirements of the nuclear operators and regulators, in a challenging and demanding nuclear sector.

Ensa receives the Certificate of Compliance of the ENUN 24P cask in Spain

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Maliaño, October 31, 2017. – Equipos Nucleares S.A, S.M.E. has received the approval of the MINETAD for the design of its ENUN 24P cask for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel. With this approval, the licensing process in Spain of the cask is concluded.

The design of the ENUN 24P allows the storage and transportation of up to 24 non-damaged used PWR fuel by road, rail and sea. Ensa has already manufactured a unit of this model, which has already been delivered to the Daya Bay plant in Shenzhen – China.

This license approval is a milestone for the Spanish nuclear industry, since  the ENUN 24P is the first cask licensed in Spain that allows the transportation of high burnup fuel . Additionally, the ENUN 24P increases the list of self-designed casks already licensed by Ensa, adding to ENUN 32P and ENUN 52B.

The Energy Policy and Mines General Directorate of MINETAD, in accordance with the favorable report issued by the CSN and, as a result of the evaluations carried out, agreed to approve this design for «complying with the requirements for type B packages as per the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Spanish regulations on the transport of dangerous materials «.

Ensa is currently providing support to its customer URC for the design validation process by the Chinese Nuclear Regulator Authority . This validation will presumably  enable URC to carry out the first commercial high burnup fuel transportation in China.

Ensa belongs to the SEPI Group, a corporate holding company that comprises a total of 15 Spanish public companies directly and majority owned, with a workforce of almost 73,000 professionals. SEPI is also a shareholder of the Spanish Broadcasting Corporation , and has a public foundation and direct minority interests in nine other companies and indirect in more than one hundred companies.