INVAP

INVAP SE (Spanish Investigaciones Aplicadas Sociedad del Estado, translated State Society for Applied Research) is a state-owned Argentine high-technology company based in San Carlos de Bariloche. It is part of the province of Río Negro and the other part of the Argentine federal government, which it controlled by the National Atomernergiekommission ( CNEA ), and was founded in 1976.

With headquarters in San Carlos de Bariloche, the company offices 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) has. In addition, part of the company's Argentine subsidiary INVAP Ingeniería SA ( IISA ) which also has its headquarters in Bariloche.

Divisions

INVAPs best-known division is the nuclear technology and the construction of the part can be used commercially (eg, raw material manufacturing of microelectronic components) research reactors, the company exports worldwide. Also a commercial reactor called Carem was developed, whose construction has not yet been realized. Furthermore, the company in Latin America is a leader in space technology and manufactures components for the spacecraft of NASA and the National Space Agency CONAE, in particular satellites and equipment for ground stations. It is the only company in Latin America, which is able to develop complete space missions.

The company employs 360 full-time employees, if you include indirect supporters and employees of subsidiary companies, this figure rises to 600

Nuclear reactors

INVAP has produced until 2007 following nuclear reactors:

Other Projects

  • 2D radar systems for the Argentine Air Force
  • Sewage and waste processing
  • Equipment for the processing of radioactive isotopes, such as for radiotherapy
  • Industrial robot (REMA project, automatic and semi-automatic repair and maintenance systems )
  • Solutions for the storage of nuclear waste ( ASECQ system)
  • Medical Equipment
  • Petrochemical plants
  • Satellite and research equipment for the Argentine space agency
  • Maritime Simulators ( MELIPAL program)
  • Technology for oil and gas extraction, through its subsidiary IISA ( INVAP Ingeniería SA)
  • Parts for military transport ship ARA Hércules
  • Dry cooling systems for the preservation of fruit and vegetables
  • Forest Fire Early Alarm Systems
  • Wind turbines

Credentials

Types of business entity Argentina Valparaiso (Indiana) Algiers Open Pool Australian Lightwater Reactor
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