INVAP
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 ARSAT-2 being stored for transfer to French Guiana. | |
| Company type | Government owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace, nuclear energy, communications, defence |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Government of Argentina, Province of Río Negro |
| Website | invap |
INVAP S.E. is an Argentine company that provides design, integration, construction and delivery of equipment, plants and devices. The company operates in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and delivers projects for nuclear, aerospace, chemical, medical, petroleum and governmental sectors.
INVAP was created in 1976, as a spin-off of the Argentine Atomic Energy Commission, research laboratories division. The company is an unlisted private company, the sole owner being the Province of Río Negro. Its headquarters is in San Carlos de Bariloche. As of 2015, the company directly employs 1330 people, from which 59% are highly qualified professionals.[1]
Satellites
INVAP was the first company in Latin America certified by NASA (the US (National) Aeronautics and Space Administration) to supply space technologies.[1] It constructs satellites, payloads, and ground stations, including the SAC ("Satelites de Aplicación Científica") satellite family, developed for the Argentine space agency CONAE. INVAP was the first company in Latin America to provide design, development, mission control and operational support.[2]
The SAC-D was put into orbit on June 9, 2011, carrying several scientific payloads, including NASA's $100 million Aquarius project, which will measure the oceans' salinity.[3] ARSAT-1 - the first communications satellite entirely built in Argentina - was launched in 2014, while a second satellite in the series, ARSAT-2 was launched in September 2015.[4][5]
Nuclear projects
In the field of nuclear projects, the company specializes in the design and construction of nuclear research reactors, radioisotope production plants, nuclear fuel manufacturing plants, uranium enrichment facilities, neutron beam transport systems, radiation protection instrumentation, reactor protection systems, and modernization and refurbishment of research reactors. INVAP also conducts consultancy and research activities for nuclear power plant suppliers in areas such as nuclear reactor fuels, isotope separation by lasers and reactor core reshuffling studies for nuclear power plants.
INVAP has constructed and installed the following nuclear reactors:
| Country | Location | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
Algiers | NUR | Sold to Haut Commisariat pour la Recherche of the Algerian government. |
 Argentina
|
Bariloche | RA-6 | For CNEA. |
| Argentina | Pilcaniyeu | RA-8 | For CNEA. |
| Argentina | Lima, Zárate [6] | CAREM | For CNEA. |
 Australia
|
Sydney | OPAL | Sold to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). |
 Egypt
|
Cairo | ETRR-2 | Sold to the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. |
 Peru
|
Lima | RP-0 | Provision of nuclear instrumentation to the Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear. |
| Peru | Huarangal | RP-10 | Provision of nuclear instrumentation to the Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear. |
 Iran
|
Tehran | NUR | For AEOI. |
On 2009, INVAP and the Spanish group Isolux were pre-selected in an international tender, known as the PALLAS project. This entails the procurement of an 80 MW nuclear reactor for the Dutch city of Petten [7] ( see Petten nuclear reactor ) but in February 2010, the Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) extended the preparatory phase up to end of the year for financing [8]
On 2010 INVAP and CITEDEF completed the development and readied for testing a method that used a laser to remove the radioactive components from heavy water which is used to cool nuclear reactors.[9]
Other projects commissioned
- TDA - Design and implementation of the public terrestrial Argentine digital TV project - [10]
- Satellites and space research payload for CONAE[11][12]
- Hangar doors for the Argentine Navy destroyer ARA Hércules[13][14]
- FLIR system for Argentine Navy P-3 Orion aircraft [15]
- Systems for early detection of forest fires[16]
- Sonar systems for Argentine Navy destroyers, frigates and future Nuclear Powered submarine.
- Eleven (plus 11 more in order) 2D radars INKAN ( Spanish: Radar Secundario Monopulso Argentino, RSMA ) for the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) the Argentine Civilian Agency in charge of air traffic control [17][18]
- 3D radar prototype [19] plus 6 in order [20] for the Argentine Air Force
- Maritime patrol simulators[21][22]
- Wind Power[23][24]
- Dry-freeze plants, for preservation of fruits and vegetables.
- Storage solutions for irradiated nuclear fuel from NPP and Research Reactors.
- Naval electronics and battle management systems for Argentine Navy Meko Class destroyers, frigates, and TR-1700 submarines.
- Radioisotope processing plants [25][26][27][28]
- Petrochemical plants.
- CAREM nuclear reactors for nuclear power generating and to propel future Argentine Nuclear Powered Submarine (SNA).
- A synthetic aperture radar to replace the Bendix RDR-1500B on the maritime patrol aircraft Beechcraft Super King Air of the Argentine Naval Aviation [29]
See also
- CONAE - National space agency
- ARSAT - Government owned communication company
- CEATSA - Environmental testing company owned in association with ARSAT.
References
- ^ a b Company Profile Template:Wayback
- ^ Space Area
- ^ NASA Aquarius Project
- ^ Lanzan esta tarde el primer satélite de comunicaciones fabricado en el país - Clarin, 16 October 2014.
- ^ El Arsat-2 está listo para ser lanzado al espacio - Secretaria de Comunicacion Pubblica, 11 August 2015.
- ^ actualmente se construye en cercanías de Atucha, el reactor CAREM 25, que generará 25 MW
- ^ Argentina, a un paso de venderle un reactor nuclear a Holanda
- ^ http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=20449:new-netherlands-reactor-extends-prep-for-financing
- ^ CITEDEF desarrolla un método láser para descontaminar reactores nucleares
- ^ http://tda.tvdigitalargentina.gob.ar/contenidos/cobertura_buenosaires.html
- ^ Misiones SAC Firman convenios para las contrucción de tres satélites
- ^ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_en___AR356&q=site%3A.gov.ar+%2Bconae+%2Binvap&aq=f&aql=&aqi=&oq= CONAE official documents
- ^ ARA Hercules multirole transport ship Template:Es icon Defense and Security Template:En icon
- ^ Histamar: ARA Hercules
- ^ Jefatura de Ministros:Memoria 2005
- ^ Forest Fire Prevention
- ^ LaNacion: Más plata para reequipamiento militar LaNacion:Comprará el Gobierno 11 radares Template:Es icon
- ^ En materia de seguridad aérea, Invap construyó 11 modelos del Radar Secundario Monopulso Argentino (RSMA) del plan de radarización que se impulsó en 2005, con una inversión cercana a los 100 millones de pesos, ... Invap desarrollará 11 radares más para completar el control aéreo nacional hacia el noreste y sur del país, con una inversión de 126 millones de pesos y un plazo de instalación hacia fines de 2011.
- ^ Diseñan un radar tridimensional para detectar vuelos clandestinos
- ^ ha encargado la fabricación de seis radares militares que se suman al prototipo que el INVAP
- ^ Simuladores Marítimos para Instrucción y Adiestramiento - MELIPAL Template:Es icon
- ^ LaNacion:Simulador de navegación para los mares argentinos
- ^ Wind Power
- ^ http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1024482 LaNacion:Desarrollan el primer molino eólico diseñado en el país
- ^ http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=504899 Lancion:Invap vendió a la India un equipo de radioterapia
- ^ Medical Equipment
- ^ LaNacion:Por primera vez se vendió a Brasil un equipo argentino de radioterapia
- ^ LaNacion: Venden alta tecnología por US$ 100 millones a Venezuela
- ^ Novo radar argentino em aeronave naval