That never happened so far, three of our major costumers – CEA, EDF and AREVA – made simultaneously orders for three designs, agreements and casks fabrication. Two of these casks are B type and the last one will suit to the site’s regulation.
One more time our knowledge is clearly recognized by our customers and we consider this as a strong message of support.

PATRAM 2010, 3rd – 8th October, London

At the occasion of this “16th International Symposium on the Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Materials” we will be pleased to welcome you at our stand.

After having carried out the neutron shielding of more than 500 containers in the last years for the company DAHER, we have just recieved a new order for 200 units.

The 47th ”Hot laboratories and remote handling” event will take place from 06th to 10th September 2010 at Dimitrovgrad - Russia.

Customer located at Paris, IBA Group (CIS BIO International) just requests us two R65 casks for the storage of radioactive products.

Numbered 11 to 20, those 10 casks are mainly composed of neutron-absorbing materials. Built with PNT7™ « made in Robatel », they will help to remove radioactive sources from the CEA hot cells.

The CEA requested the construction of several plugs (about 2mX2m) intended for the Phenix reactor. Those plugs, with strict construction’s code RCCMR, will be placed at the heart of reactor which will allow dismantling works.

After the first RA 02 delivered to the CEA, the Belgium nuclear industry equips herself with a new RA 02.

ROBATEL Industries will be exhibitor at the ENC
European Nuclear Conference
30 May - 2 June 2010, Barcelona, Spain
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The prestigious European Nuclear Conference is one of the biggest events on the international nuclear industry’s calendar.

The European Nuclear Conference is known for the high standard of papers presented. Key themes of ENC 2010 will include state-of-the-art research and development in areas such as:
- new reactor and energy technologies
- the nuclear fuel cycle;
- cutting-edge medical applications
- education and training
- socio-economic, political and ethical considerations.

The conference will also be a showcase of products and services from some of the world’s leading nuclear industry and research organisations.
ROBATEL Industries will be located at booth no A9.

For further information related to this event: www.euronuclear.org

After the receipt of the R72 transportation cask, EDF gives us a new mark of confidence by ordering several hundred containers for the transportation of uranium’s hexafluoride.

180 years have passed since Pierre Buffaud (Michel Robatel’s ancestor) set up a woodwork and engineering workshop.
From all this years, a big number of machines and equipments have been designed, built and installed by our company in France, In Europe, in The United States of America, in Asia, according to technical progress and needs: floating watermills, materials for textiles industries, food industries and chemistry, the first automatic horizontal axis centrifuges, elevating plants for water, breweries, the first European electric tramway, locomotives, steam engines even for submarines and cars, semi-Diesel engines, refrigerating compressors, degreasing machines for textiles are made.
Michel ROBATEL who joined the company in 1953, has in a short period of time brought the company to an international business and to the nuclear industry; since 1954, our involvement to the Purex process of plutonium extraction and, in association with the SLPI, the lead-based biological protection: first transportation cask for the fuel of Zoe battery, doors and casks for Marcoule, and in 1960 the co-foundation of the “Transnucléaire” company.
The part of ROBATEL Industries’ activities for the nuclear industry is now 100%

In January 2010, CEA Saclay pronounced the reception of a neutron cell. This protection was carried out with Compound ROBATEL PNT7TM.

First used rods transportations in 2010. The first from Italia to France for TNI, then for EDF.

Robatel participated in meetings sponsored by the French Nuclear Industry Association and UBIFRANCE intended to encourage French – American business collaboration regarding the forecasted renaissance of the commercial nuclear industry.

The meetings were hold November 15th through the 20th in Washington DC; Greenville, SC; Chicago, IL and Philadelphia, PA and were intended to capitalize on the American Nuclear Society conference hold at the same time in Washington DC.

We have delivered to the USA the first process gloveboxes dedicated to the MOX plant

In order to establish a dedicated presence in the North American nuclear market ROBATEL SA has established as of January 2009 a US subsidiary based in the state of Virginia that will service the North American nuclear market with an initial focus on US commercial and Federal opportunities. In addition to providing business development and contract support, initial offerings will include design engineering and component fabrication.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting our US operations directly at:

ROBATEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
P.O. Box 12007
Roanoke, VA 24022-2007

Tel. (001) 540 989 2878
www.robateltech.com

Chief Operating Officer: Teo Grochowski, Jr.

ROBATEL Industries has received from Mrs Lauvergeon the AREVA supplier accreditation.

ROBATEL Industries attended Waste Management 2009 in Phoenix.

Previously ROBATEL Industries had got its first unmediated orders from SHAW AREVA MOX SERVICES LLC related to glove boxes to be installed in the MOX plant which is currently being built.

Incinerator for Russia

the R72 cask which has been dispatched to an EDF power plant for on site tests.

In December 2008 ROBATEL Industries has got the approval from the French Safety Authority on the R72 cask.

This cask has been ordered for R&D purpose by EDF for rods transportation.

neutron shielding panels have been supplied to an American customer

glove boxes for outstocking of plutonium packings contained in drums (CEA)

In collaboration with TRANSNUBEL, ROBATEL Industries has been selected by SCK-CEN to design and manufacture 2 type B casks which will transport waste from Dounreay (Scotland) to the Belgian nuclear center.

We have just installed our last pharmaceutic hot cell.

The French safety authority (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has published an article in its July issue no 176 to emphasize our efforts related to the drop tests we carry out on our transportation packages.

“The control made on January 9th, 10th and 11th, 2007 concerned the drop tests carried out in order to check the new cask called R72 which has been designed to transport irradiated fuel rods. Our surveillance personnel has followed up the drop tests made both under normal and accidental conditions. The inspectors have especially checked:
- the drop heights
- the slope angles
- the accelerometers placing as well as the different records established by the operators with regard to the quality insurance.

The test procedure has been correctly respected. Furthermore the inspectors have consulted the calibration certificates related to the device used: torque wrenches for tightening torque adjustment, electronic device for drop angles measurement, temperature detectors. Finally, the inspectors have examined by sampling the scale model QA data package.

The inspectors have appraised the intervening parties know how. The result of the inspection is very satisfactory.”

“La Revue de l’ASN” n° 176 (pages 140-141), July 2007.