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Forged components for nuclear reactors, boiler systems, piping Valves are pivotal in various industrial contexts. Forged parts designed for nuclear reactors, boiler assemblies, pipeline construction, and safety valves are crucial elements in various industrial applications. Safety valves, typically pressure relief valves, stand out as paramount safety features within most systems. Their primary function is to safeguard pressurized vessels like steam boilers, reactor vessels, and pipelines from potentially hazardous pressure surges. In the event, that pressure exceeds safe limits, these valves release trapped gases, vapors, or liquids either into the atmosphere or into designated manifold systems. The West German drop forge KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH in Hagen (NRW) boasts decades of proficiency in crafting drop-forged components tailored for pressure applications compliant with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and for nuclear facilities adhering to KTA, AVSD, and RCCM standards.

Beryllium Oxide (BeO), which is commonly referred to as Beryllia, is endowed with a virtuously unique combination of thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties which may be exploited for a diverse range of applications from thermal management systems for integrated electronics to high-performance refractory components for nuclear reactors.

KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH in Western Germany has decade long experiences in the production of forgings for the energy market. Examples: •Forgings for nuclear power plants and hydrogen technology •Forged valve parts for nuclear and hydrogen applications •Forges components for nuclear fission and fusion reactors •Non-standard flanges and fittings of stainless steel like 316L or duplex •Special materials resistant against neutron or hydrogen embrittlement •Acid-resistant forgings for molten salt applications like fluid reactors or solar thermal power plants. In addition to this KB hold 5 certifications for the international maritime industry: •American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) •Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) •Det Norske Veritas (DNV) •Lloyds Register (LR) •Nippon Kaiji Kyōkai (ClassNK) Examples are forged parts for industrial valves, boiler and pipeline construction. This includes various valve components, pipe connecting elements and special flanges.

Superior Tube has a long history of supplying high quality metal tubing to the nuclear power industry going right back to its inception after World War II. It’s an area where strict compliance and integrity are absolutely critical. We have a track record of developing new solutions and helping the nuclear energy sector to advance. Our tubes are deployed in the cores of nuclear reactors, where they must endure in an extremely demanding environment for the entire life cycle of each reactor. Control rod and cladding tubing are critical safety components, as they are responsible for controlling the nuclear reaction and energy output within the core. Superior currently produces control rod tubing from 1.0” in outside diameter down to around .250” OD. If you have demand of products within or outside of this range, please contact us so we can provide a solution. Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

Fine Tubes has a long history of manufacturing high-quality tubes for nuclear fuel rods, going back to the UK’s first generation of gas cooled reactors in the 1970s. Today we support customers worldwide at the earliest stages of design engineering for new builds, plant maintenance, global life extension projects and Small Modular Reactors (SMR). Nuclear Fuel Rods and Cans Our tubes are deployed in the nuclear fuel rods and cans of advanced gas-cooled reactors. Here they endure extreme temperatures and pressures. Precision, quality, and performance are crucial. Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

Major players in both the aerospace and nuclear power industries rely on Superior Tube for precision tubing to protect their control systems and instrumentation. Meanwhile, control and measuring devices critical to the safe functioning of nuclear reactors also require our high quality tubes. Within reactor cores, our instrumentation and control tubing encases equipment for monitoring various factors such as pressure, temperature, density differences and fuel burn up rates. It’s an extremely demanding environment where durability and reliability are absolutely critical. Superior Tube supplies instrumentation tubing in straight and coiled tube forms. The most common materials used are special grades of stainless steel and nickel alloys. Superior currently produces instrumentation tubing from up to 1.5” in outside diameter down to less than .020” OD. Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

At Superior Tube we commonly use zirconium-based alloys to manufacture nuclear reactor components such as control rods and cladding, coolant channels, seal tubes and other equipment intended for use in a radioactive environment. Zirconium alloys have low neutron absorption, high strength and high corrosion resistance under different operating conditions. Compared to stainless steels, zirconium tubing is desirable because of its texture. The metal has a high yield strength and is more resistant to irradiation creep and stress corrosion cracking. Superior Tube can manufacture precision tubes in the following Zirconium alloys Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

Fine Tubes is a leading supplier of high-quality cooling and heat exchanger tubing across a range of industries. Nuclear Cooling Tubes Our high-quality seamless cooling tubes are trusted by the world’s major nuclear reactor suppliers for range of technologies. Typical alloys include stainless steel alloys 690, 304, and 825. Nuclear island applications include: Passive residual heat removal heat exchangers regenerative Non-regenerative heat exchangers Turbine island nuclear applications include condenser tubes, stator bars for water and hydrogen cooling in generators, and cryogenic heat exchanger tubes. Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.