Nuclear inspection benefits from new generation sensor lens
Resolve Optics Ltd reports on increasing demand from the nuclear industry for radiation hard lenses optimised to operate with the latest generation of colour sensors.Mark Pontin, Managing Director of...
View ArticleQuantification of through valve leakage using acoustic emission technology
Originally developed for estimating leakage rates through valves to flare in oil refineries and offshore platforms, acoustic emission technology is also finding use in other process industries such as...
View ArticleNew electric actuators for nuclear service
AUMA’s new generation of SAI and SAN electric actuators for nuclear power plants has successfully passed demanding type tests. SAI 07.2 – SAI 16.2 and SAI 25.1 – SAI 35.1 (“inside containment”)...
View ArticleA fusion-focused future
Dr David Kingham explains why fusion energy is closer than ever beforeNuclear fusion is the creative process of the universe. All matter, besides hydrogen and a smattering of helium, was created in the...
View ArticleThe power of persistent security
Tim Ricketts provides some useful hints and tips for businesses looking to improve the security of their Industrial control systems and better protect their business from cyber attacksIt’s difficult to...
View ArticleUV zoom lens enables remote viewing of nuclear fuel assembly
Resolve Optics Ltd is supplying a North American camera manufacturer with small batches of a custom UV zoom lens enabling safe remote viewing of nuclear fuel assemblies through 10 metres of water.To...
View ArticleAlready available additive technology
Peter Cookson explains why vacuum brazing is a form of proven, high-performance additive manufacturingThere is considerable hype around additive manufacturing.At the 2016 Singapore Air Show one...
View ArticleDecommissioning developments
Nuclear safety fears fuel robot wars, reports Boris SedaccaIn February 2017, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) revealed that the radiation level in the containment vessel of reactor 2 at the stricken...
View ArticleEnergy Institute responds to UK White Paper
The Industrial Strategy White Paper, published by Business Secretary Greg Clark, is cautiously welcomed by the Energy Institute (EI) as a step forward in helping the UK’s energy systems to be fit for...
View ArticleRobot uranium detectors to enter service
A pair of autonomous robots developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute will soon be driving through miles of pipes at the US Department of Energy's former uranium enrichment plant in...
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