Finnish power companies and nuclear operators Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Fortum have carried out a joint test of the first valve featuring a 3D printed housing at the Olkiluoto nuclear power station in Finland.
The valve housing was supplied by Neles Oy and installed at Olkiluoto by TVO, which owns and operates two boiling water reactor units at Olkiluoto.
The actual valve inside the 3D printed housing is a standard T5-series ball valve of stainless steel. The size of the valve housing is 20cm x 40cm, but the printer is the size of an SUV.
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