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'''INVAP S.E.''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''''Inv'''estigaciones '''Ap'''licadas '''S'''ociedad del '''E'''stado'', "Applied Research, [[Government-owned corporation|State Enterprise]]") is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Hitech|high-technology]] company indirectly owned by the [[Government of Argentina|federal government]] dedicated to research and development in areas of high complexity such as [[nuclear energy]], [[space technology]], industrial technology, and medical and scientific equipment. |
'''INVAP S.E.''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''''Inv'''estigaciones '''Ap'''licadas '''S'''ociedad del '''E'''stado'', "Applied Research, [[Government-owned corporation|State Enterprise]]") is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Hitech|high-technology]] company indirectly owned by the [[Government of Argentina|federal government]] dedicated to research and development in areas of high complexity such as [[nuclear energy]], [[space technology]], industrial technology, and medical and scientific equipment. |
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* Working on a prototype [[CAREM reactor]], a low-power nuclear station which is simple and safe to operate and maintain, and requiring little infrastructure.<ref>INVAP. [http://invap.net/nuclear/carem/carem_index-e.html CAREM Project].</ref> While this will make CAREM attractive for a nation with limited resources, the reactor does require a large investment per kilowatt of capacity, and its own designers admit it will have difficulty competing economically, except in isolated electricity or cogeneration markets where fossil fuel supplies are limited and expensive.<ref>Atomic Insights, June 12, 2001. [http://www.atomicinsights.com/FTROU/6-12-01.html CAREM - An Innovative, Small PWR].</ref> |
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==Other projects commissioned== |
==Other projects commissioned== |
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Revision as of 22:05, 22 February 2008
INVAP S.E. (Spanish: Investigaciones Aplicadas Sociedad del Estado, "Applied Research, State Enterprise") is an Argentine high-technology company indirectly owned by the federal government dedicated to research and development in areas of high complexity such as nuclear energy, space technology, industrial technology, and medical and scientific equipment.
It was created in 1976 within an agreement between the government of the Río Negro Province and the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA).
The seat of the company is located in San Carlos de Bariloche, though its personnel work in different projects around the world.
INVAP is the only company in Argentina qualified by NASA (the US Aeronautics and Space Administration) for complete space projects[1] In this field, INVAP has shown its proficiency as constructor of satellites, payloads and ground stations with the SAC satellite family, developed for the Argentine space agency CONAE, being the only company in Latin America with full life cycle capabilities, from design and development through mission control and operation support.[2]
As of 2007, INVAP directly employs 360 persons, a figure that locally reaches close to 700 when a number of associated firms, contractors and suppliers are added.[3]
Nuclear reactors
INVAP has constructed and installed the following nuclear reactors worldwide:
| Country | Location | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
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Algiers | NUR | Sold to Haut Commisariat pour la Recherche of the Algerian government. |
 Argentina
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Bariloche | RA-6 | For CNEA. |
| Argentina
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Pilcaniyeu | RA-8 | For CNEA. |
 Australia
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Sydney | OPAL | Sold to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). |
 Egypt
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Cairo | ETRR-2 | Sold to the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. |
 Peru
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Lima | RP-0 | Sold by CNEA to the Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear. |
| Peru
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Huarangal | RP-10 | Sold by CNEA to the Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear. |
- Working on a prototype CAREM reactor, a low-power nuclear station which is simple and safe to operate and maintain, and requiring little infrastructure.[4] While this will make CAREM attractive for a nation with limited resources, the reactor does require a large investment per kilowatt of capacity, and its own designers admit it will have difficulty competing economically, except in isolated electricity or cogeneration markets where fossil fuel supplies are limited and expensive.[5]
Other projects commissioned
 | This Other projects commissioned relies excessively on references to primary sources. (February 2007) |
- Satellites and space research payload for CONAE[6]
- Hangar doors for the Argentine Navy destroyer ARA Hércules[7]
- Systems for early detection of forest fires[8]
- 2D radars for the Argentine Air Force[9]
- Maritime control simulators[10]
- Wind Power[11]
- Medical Equipment[12]
- Dry-freeze plants, for preservation of fruits and vegetables.
- Storage solutions for irradiated nuclear fuel from NPP and Research Reactors.
- Radioisotope processing plants.
- Petrochemical plants.
References
- ^ Company Profile
- ^ Space Area
- ^ Company Profile
- ^ INVAP. CAREM Project.
- ^ Atomic Insights, June 12, 2001. CAREM - An Innovative, Small PWR.
- ^ Misiones SAC Firman convenios para las contrucción de tres satélites
- ^ ARA Hercules multirole transport ship Template:Es icon Defense and Security Template:En icon
- ^ Forest Fire Prevention
- ^ Más plata para reequipamiento militar Comprará el Gobierno 11 radares Template:Es icon
- ^ Simuladores Marítimos para Instrucción y Adiestramiento - MELIPAL Template:Es icon
- ^ Wind Power
- ^ Medical Equipment