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Vacuum vessel welding | Contract awarded to Spanish company

Vacuum vessel welding | Contract awarded to Spanish company The ITER Organization has concluded a contract with the Spanish company ENSA (Equipos Nucleares SA) for the welding of the ITER vacuum vessel. The contract covers the welding of ITER s 9 vacuum vessel sector sub-assemblies and 54 ports. The work will take place inside of the Tokamak pit, as sector sub-assemblies are lowered one by one and welded according to a plan than aims to minimize deformation.ENSA is no stranger to the vacuum vessel welding project; since 2012 the company has been working under a phased contract with the ITER Organization to first develop specific welding processes and tools and then to procure the equipment. Phase three of the project the execution of the welding works was awarded to the firm in October 2020 following an international competition based on a negotiated procedure.

Will France Abandon Nuclear Power?

On Wednesday January 27th, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a long-awaited report called “Conditions and requirements for the technical feasibility of a power system with a high share of renewables in France towards 2050”. Yet, that document was given a cold welcome by the French nuclear industry, as behind this somewhat complex title hides a key message : a scenario of 100% renewable energy is “technically possible” in 2060 in France. This implies that the country would potentially no longer need nuclear energy to meet its domestic demand. From a nuclear champion to the Flamanville struggle The nuclear sector accounts for around 70% of today’s French electricity mix, and over 40% of final energy demand. Back in the 1970’s, France decided to take the nuclear path, aspiring to move away from oil and achieving energy independence. Since then, not only did the country guarantee its own security of electricity supply, but it could also export it towards neighb

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