Ensa shipped its first cask ENUN 24P to China

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Equipos Nucleares S.A., S.M.E. shipped its first cask ENUN 24P to China that arrived to Shanghai in the middle of May and to Daya Bay plant at the end of the same month.

This is the first component for the Chinese market whose design, manufacture and supply has been realized completely by the cantabrian company. 15 years ago, Ensa made its first incursion but it was with the manufacture of two casks of other design.

The client, URC , requested Equipos Nucleares a cask for the transportation of the spent fuel of two plants, Daya Bay and LingAo, located in the south-east of China, to other pools of intermediate storage located in Lanzhou zone.

The ENUN 24P is a double purpose cask, designed for both, spent fuel transport and storage, it is able to transport 24 non damage fuel elements type PWR.

To adapt the existing requirements on the transportation route through China, Ensa has had to optimize the design of the standard trunnion of its casks, to satisfice the requirements of the Chinese Regulatory Council.

Otherwise, Ensa have realized the design and development of the charge auxiliary equipments, very technically advanced, to manipulate the cask with all the guarantees and facilities.

In China, the cold tests will be carried out and local personnel will be trained, who were previously trained in January and February 2016 by the cantabrian company.

Ensa explores new lines of collaboration in R + D + i

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Ensa, the University of Cantabria and the Technology Center of Components held their seventh annual meeting to explore new collaborations in the field of research, innovation and development.

More than forty researchers and professionals highlighted the potential fields of collaboration, ranging from joint participation in research programs, several capacities in engineering, productivity, testing, etc.

During the meeting, assistants emphasized the importance of channeling the innovation needs of companies, including small and medium enterprises, as well as the need for close forums where establish personal links.

Ensa’s president and CEO, Eduardo González-Mesones, pointed out that «In this type of forum, new projects always come up, which helps us to keep evolving.»

Ensa launches a new application of the ENUN32P cask

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Ensa received the approval of the Energy State Secretary for its cask ENUN32P destined to the transport of combustible elements with degree of burning of up to 45,000 MWd / MtU.

The design of this dual-purpose cask allows the storage and transportation of up to 32 spent fuel elements , as well as components associated with the core.

This cask increases the portfolio of Ensa in this line of fuel management and its capabilities to attend the market needs.

Ensa passed successfully the final inspection of the mock up scale sectors of the Vacuum Vessel of ITER

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The result was satisfactory, achieving the contractual milestone. The client congratulated Ensa «for the good work made» and «for the great quality of the model».

The structure is composed by 6 independent assemblies which, once assembled, will represent the 2-section joint of the ITER Vacuum Vessel.

The model is a part of a wide range of equipment and structures whose objective is the qualification of equipment developed for the installation of the Vacuum Vessel to be carried out in Cadarache .

Ensa completed the installation of the Aeroball Measurement System Shielding (AMS)

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Ensa completed the installation of the AMS that «is a great achievement to allow its implementation.»

The AMS allows a safe control of the fuel elements during the operation and Ensa has been responsible for making the shield to contain and prevent any neutron radiation or gamma rays coming from the reactor pressure vessel, so that, if it were necessary, personnel could access the AMS room during the operation of the plant.

The shielding of the AMS consists of a protected stainless steel structure which, due to its final position and very tight tolerances, involved special attention during manufacture, factory acceptance tests and installation phases.

Ensa loaded successfully the last two DPT casks at Trillo Nuclear Power Plant

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Ensa completed successfully the loading of the last two DPT casks for the storage and transportation of spent fuel manufactured for Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara.

With the delivery of these two units, numbers 31 and 32, Ensa completes a series that began in year 2001. The DPT model was the first cask designed entirely by the Spanish company that nowadays focuses its future on the new ENUN series of the universal cask model.

Ensa delivers the «Tritiated Water System»: first European components to be delivered to ITER

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Equipos Nucleares, SA was awarded of the final project, manufacturing and delivery of four tanks for the Water Detritiation System of the ITER project, after undergoing a contracting process launched by Fusion for Energy , an European organism that manages Europe’s contribution to ITER.

With this new contract, Ensa is consolidated as one of the main European manufacturers of components for large scientific facilities such as ITER.

In March 2015, the tanks manufactured by Ensa for the «Tritiated Water System» were the first components of Europe to be delivered to ITER.

Ensa to manufacture four tanks for ITER’s Water Detritiation System

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Maliaño, December the 7th of 2016. – Equipos Nucleares, SA has been awarded the contract for the final design, manufacture and delivery of four tanks of the Water Detritiation System of the ITER project: two High Level Holding Tanks and  two Feeding Tanks.

The company located in Cantabria has signed this contract after undergoing a procurement process launched by Fusion for Energy , the EU body managing Europe’s contribution to ITER.

With this new contract, Ensa is consolidated as one of the main European manufacturers of components for large scientific facilities such as ITER.

The high quality of its components, the fulfillment of delivery time, the commitment to innovation and the technological development of the company located in Cantabria have been decisive for this award.

In March 2015, the tanks manufactured by ENSA for the Tritiated Water System, were Europe’s first-ever components to be delivered on the ITER worksite- one of the most important civil engineering platforms today.

The objective of ITER is to test the viability of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source, prior to the construction of a commercial demonstration facility.

Fusion for Energy

 Is the European Union’s organisation for Europe’s contribution to ITER.  One of the main tasks of F4E is to work together with European industry, SMEs and research organisations to develop and provide a wide range of high technology components together with engineering, maintenance and support services for the ITER project.

F4E supports fusion R&D initiatives through the Broader Approach Agreement signed with Japan and prepares for the construction of demonstration fusion reactors . F4E was created by a decision of the Council of the European Union as an independent legal entity and was established in April 2007 for a period of 35 years. Its offices are in Barcelona, Spain.

 

The Nuclear Spanish Group for the Cooperation took part in the International Youth Nuclear Congress in Hangzhou, China

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Maliaño, 11th August.- The consortium of the Nuclear Spanish Group for the Cooperation that Ensa belongs, took part from 24th to 30th of July in the International Youth Nuclear Congress celebrated in Hangzhou, China.

During the presentation of the different Stands, the SNGC had the opportunity to present his capacities, services and products to the different representatives and authorities participants in the event, as well as of giving information to all his assistants.

Alejandro Palacio and Alberto Gonzalez were the professional young persons who represented Ensa in the SNGC in China.

In the session of opening they took part: the president of State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation , the vice-presidents of Nuclear China E&C Group , CGN Power Co, Ldt, Shanghai Electric Group Company and Dongfang Electric Company and the chief of engineering of China National Nuclear Corporation .

The Congress possessed the presence of the Authority of Atomic power of China and of representatives of the Government of the province of Zhejiang, of the National Administration of the Energy and of the State Agency of Nuclear Security.

The IYNC assembled in China more than 400 professional young people and students proceeding from 30 different countries, as well as to several of the principal companies of the nuclear sector.

Ensa delivered successfully three steam generators and one reactor vessel cover head for Beaver Valley’s plant in Pennsylvania

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Maliaño, 3rd August.- Three steam generators and one reactor vessel cover head for Beaver Valley’s plant in Pennsylvania, USA, were reached his destination and were delivered in the plant of storage on 24th July.

The Cantabrian Company studied and prepared the maritime transport as the terrestrial inside the plant; it was invested almost half year and that has served to assure that the pieces should come in mint condition. The project was concluding successfully.

High degree of satisfaction

The clients, FENOC and Westinghouse, indicate to Ensa “his high degree of satisfaction with the final product. They emphasized that Maliaño’s company “has been capable of doing the things well to the first one from the beginning up to the end «.

The Ensa responsible of the project indicated that «the delivery has been realized expiring, once again, with the high levels of excellence that from Ensa we demand from ourselves in all our works, but it would have been difficult to culminate this one without a work well done totally in equipment», they concluded.