INVAP
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| legal form | Sociedad del Estado |
| founding | 1976 |
| Seat | Bariloche , Argentina |
| management | Héctor Otheguy |
| Branch | High technology |
| Website | www.invap.com.ar |
INVAP SE ( Spanish: Inv estigaciones Ap licadas S ociedad del E stado , translated as State Society for Applied Research ) is a state-owned Argentine high-tech company based in San Carlos de Bariloche . It belongs partly to the Río Negro Province and partly to the Argentine Federal Government, which controls it through the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), and was founded in 1976. INVAP's business activities are divided between the nuclear technology , aerospace technology , defense and security technology and energy technology sectors .
In 2007, in addition to the headquarters in Bariloche, the company also had branches in Buenos Aires , Sydney ( Australia ) and Cairo ( Egypt ) as well as subsidiaries in Brazil ( INVAP do Brasil , São Paulo ) and the USA ( Black River Technology Inc. , Valparaiso , Indiana ). The company also had its Argentinian subsidiary INVAP Ingeniería SA (IISA), also based in Bariloche.
Divisions
INVAP's best-known division is nuclear technology and the construction of research reactors , some of which can be used commercially (e.g. production of raw materials for microelectronic components ) , which the company exports worldwide. A commercial reactor called CAREM has also been developed, but its construction has not yet been completed. The company is also a leader in space technology in Latin America and manufactures components for NASA's spacecraft and the national space company CONAE , in particular satellites and equipment for ground stations. It is the only company in Latin America that is able to develop complete space missions.
The company employed 360 people in the mid-2000s.
Nuclear reactors
INVAP manufactured the following nuclear reactors until 2007:
| Country | place | Surname | Construction year | Power (MW) | Remarks |
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| Egypt | Cairo | ETRR-2 | 1997 | 22nd | Was sold to the Egyptian Atomic Energy Agency. |
| Algeria | Algiers | JUST | 1989 | 1 | Was sold to the Algerian state research institute. |
| Argentina | Bariloche | RA-6 | 1982 | 0.5 | CNEA research reactor. |
| Argentina | Pilcaniyeu | RA-8 | 1997 | none (research only) | CNEA research reactor. Serves as a test facility for the commercial CAREM reactor. |
| Australia | Sydney | OPAL | 2005 | 20th | Was sold to the Australian Nuclear Technology Commission ANSTO. |
| Peru | Huarangal | RP-10 | 1988 | 10 | Sold through the CNEA to the Peruvian Atomic Energy Institute. |
| Peru | Lima | RP-0 | 1978 | none (research only) | Sold through the CNEA to the Peruvian Atomic Energy Institute. Training reactor. |
other projects
- 2D radar systems for the Argentine Air Force
- Sewage and garbage processing
- Equipment for processing radioactive isotopes, e.g. B. for radiation therapy
- Industrial robots (REMA project, automatic and semi-automatic repair and maintenance systems)
- Nuclear waste storage solutions (ASECQ system)
- Medical equipment
- Petrochemical industrial plants
- Satellites and research equipment for the Argentine space agency
- Shipping simulators (MELIPAL program)
- Technology for oil and gas extraction, through the subsidiary IISA (INVAP Ingeniería SA)
- Parts for the military transport ship ARA Hércules
- Dry cooling systems for the preservation of fruit and vegetables
- Forest fire early warning systems
- Wind turbines
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Space department of INVAP ( Memento from February 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Company profile ( Memento from December 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Más plata para reequipamiento militar , Comprará el Gobierno 11 radares
- ↑ Firman convenios para la construcción de tres satélites