Nuclear Reactor CAREM

The first small nuclear power plant

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CNEA and its associated company INVAP, have developped  the CAREM project: a low power nuclear plant (100 MWth, 25 MWe net), conceived with a new generation, innovative design.
-The CAREM NPP has a pressurized water reactor with several steam generators, whose characteristics make it different:

* integrated and self pressurized primary system cooling by natural circulation  

*passive safety systems 

*no plant requirments of  Diesel emergency  electric generators  

* plant control performed by a distributed    software system

• Safety enhancement is basically the result of two facts:
   - many events that would lead to accidental conditions are rendered impossible by the innovative design 

  - the reliability of the CAREM engineered safety systems is higher  than normal, because they are passive and simple

•   The CAREM reactor was intended to open up a new market: 

     * R & D nuclear center supported by the power generation, generating benefits
       with a small investment  

      To have a complete technical description, please contact : carem@savoiapower.com

Other products from INVAP S.E., made in Argentina, with maximum quality:

- Nuclear reasearch reactors (Egypt, Cuba, Peru, Iran, Argelia)

- Scientific satellites SAC-B type (2 working today)

- Radiotherapy apparatus and control: TERADI 800

- Industrial robotics

- Nuclear fuel elements manufacturing and burned treatment

- Zircalloy pipes

- Special industrial and commercial software