Press archive

02/20/2023

Successful integrated certification of the five management systems ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SCC and ISO 27001 by TÜV SÜD

Bilfinger Noell successfully passed the certification audit of the five management systems by TÜV SÜD from 30 January to 03 February 2023 and renewed the certificates with validity 2026.

02/02/2023

Visit of the Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe (KTE) to Bilfinger Noell in Würzburg

In January, we had the pleasure of welcoming our long-standing customer KTE to a personal meeting in Würzburg.

01/17/2023

Successful visit of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to Bilfinger Noell

On 15 December 2022, the KIT Vice President for Transfer and International Affairs Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth visited the Bilfinger Noell GmbH together with a delegation from the KIT.

11/29/2022

Superconducting Undulator at ANSTO BioSAXS Beamline produced first light!

With the installation of a customised superconducting undulator Bilfinger Noell delivered the key piece for the BioSAXS Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron as part of their BRIGHT project. It produced its first light during the acceptance tests at ANSTO’s Clayton facility.

08/30/2022

Bilfinger Noell‘s superconducting Wiggler for HEX beamline delivered to NSLS II

Bilfinger Noell’s superconducting Wiggler for the HEX beamline at NSLS-II has been delivered to Brookaven National Laboratory.

04/20/2022

Bilfinger intensifies support for the retrieval of radioactive waste from Asse II mine

Another strategically important order from Germany’s Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal; Development and testing of high-tech machines for the safe recovery and retrieval of over 100,000 casks of radioactive waste; Pioneering work for the recovery of thousands of metal casks from the 750-meter level of the former salt mine

03/07/2022

Bilfinger Noell receives order for a novel insertion device from EuXFEL GmbH

Bilfinger Noell GmbH has been awarded a contract for a superconducting undulator afterburner preseries prototype (S-PRESSO) from the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility GmbH (EuXFEL).

01/24/2022

First mobile cloud chamber PINE delivered to Asia

After PINE has already been sold successfully to the USA and some countries in Europe, Bilfinger Noell has now delivered a PINE instrument to Asia (China) for the first time.

12/16/2021

Bilfinger to cooperate with Cyclife in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants

Industrial services provider Bilfinger through its entity Bilfinger Noell GmbH (BNG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EDF (Électricité de France) subsidiary Cyclife SAS.

11/02/2021

Bilfinger Noell delivers high-tech experiment magnet for particle physics

After several years of engineering and manufacturing phase, the Bilfinger Noell GmbH delivered the superconducting PERC magnet system to the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich.

10/27/2021

Bilfinger Noell supporting retrieval of radioactive waste from former Asse mine

Cooperation with Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, Development and testing of high-tech machines for retrieving radioactive material, Retrieval of thousands of casks underground using special remote-controlled machines

10/12/2021

Bilfinger Noell presents concrete technology in hot cells at the symposium KONTEC 2021

Under this year’s slogan „WE MAKE NUCLEAR WORK“ – Bilfinger Noell presented not only a broad portfolio of high-quality products and systems for the nuclear industry in general but delivered also specific solutions for individual demands regarding the treatment of radioactive waste in hot cells. The symposium KONTEC 2021 took place from the 25th to the 27th August 2021.

07/27/2021

Completion of two radiation shielding windows for Posiva’s Encapsulation Plant in Olkiluoto, Finland

Bilfinger Noell is supplying two radiation shielding windows and two material hatches including embedded frames for POSIVA OY for the Posiva´s Encapsulation Plant in Finland (Olkiluoto).

06/10/2021

Bilfinger supports Holtec with safe treatment and interim storage of spent fuel assemblies from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Many years of process engineering support during the qualification and commissioning of the second interim storage facility; Delivery of components for one of the world’s largest hot cells, where radioactive waste is safely and remotely processed; Technologically demanding and one-of-a-kind project: Disassembly of highly radioactive fuel elements using state-of-the-art sawing technology

12/17/2020

Magnetic bottle for antiprotons reaches TU Darmstadt. Core device of PUMA to transport antimatter and study rare isotopes

A core device for the future transport of antimatter has been delivered to Technical University of Darmstadt: The PUMA device will be further prepared for nuclear physics experiments to be conducted at CERN.

11/18/2020

Successful orbital welding on aluminium tubes of the research reactor on Reactor Institute Delft

Bilfinger Noell developed and qualified a fully mechanical welding process on aluminium tubes at the beginning of 2020. This has now been successfully applied for the first time at a European research reactor at the Reactor Institute Delft as part of the Oyster-Project.

11/09/2020

9 Tesla Solenoid successfully tested

A Bilfinger Noell superconducting 9 Tesla Solenoid was successfully tested under cryogen-free conditions at 4 K up to nominal current without any training quench, reaching a magnetic field slightly above 9 T.

11/02/2020

First set of components for Posiva’s Encapsulation Plant in Olkiluoto, Finland have been delivered

Bilfinger Noell was commissioned by Posiva Oy to design, manufacture and install radiation protection windows and small part locks for the Encapsulation Plant in Olkiluoto, Finland.

10/22/2020

Bilfinger Noell supplies pool gates and embedded frames for CAREM-25 pressurized water reactor in Argentina

Bilfinger Noell was contracted by CNEA for the design, manufacture and delivery of three pool gates, and the associated embedded frames for the CAREM-25 pressurized water reactor in Argentina.

08/18/2020

Bilfinger Noell has reached an important milestone of the Hinkley Point C Waste Package

Bilfinger Noell GmbH has successfully completed the detailed design phase of the Hinkley Point C Waste Package contract.

06/25/2020

Bilfinger Noell delivers superconducting magnet system PENeLOPE to TU Munich

Bilfinger Noell developed, manufactured and delivered a large volume magnetic storage device for ultra-cold neutrons to Technical University of Munich in June 2020.

06/16/2020

Bilfinger Noell receives order for a superconducting insertion device from the Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne

Bilfinger Noell GmbH has been awarded a contract for a superconducting undulator (SCU) from the Australian Synchrotron, one of the user facilities of ANSTO.

05/05/2020

Bilfinger Noell receives order for third superconducting spin echo spectrometer from USA

The device is dedicated to neutron research at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg, USA.

04/02/2020

Orbital Welding on Aluminum Tubes Successfully Tested!

Bilfinger Noell developed, tested and certified a fully mechanical welding process for remote controlled welding on aluminum pipes within the scope of the modification of a research reactor.

04/02/2020

Successful approval of Bilfinger Noell for structural aluminum constructions

Bilfinger Noell has received the approval according to EN 1090-3 in the highest execution class, Execution Class 4 for structural aluminum constructions.

02/25/2020

Bilfinger Noell Technologies makes Hinkley Point C safer

Bilfinger Noell continues its successful cooperation with NNB, the subsidiary of the French energy group EDF.

02/06/2020

Bilfinger Noell successfully delivers first superconducting QDM magnetic module

Having successfully passed an extensive test program Bilfinger Noell delivered the first of 83 superconducting QDM magnetic modules (FoS First of Series) to GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt.

01/21/2020

Newsflash: Bilfinger Noell awarded “Strategic Supplier”

RWE awarded Bilfinger Noell with the title of Strategic Supplier. The Bilfinger subsidiary supports the energy supplier with its special machinery and services during the dismantling of the Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant.

07/30/2019

Bilfinger’s super-conducting magnet withstands extreme stresses

Bilfinger has succeeded in making super-conducting technology deployable under the harshest ambient conditions, for example in an industrial environment. Its so-called strip conductors can be operated at higher temperatures than the conventional round, low-temperature super-conductors, and their component materials also feature different characteristics.

07/12/2019

The Cloud Makers

Together with Bilfinger Noell GmbH, researchers from the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) at KIT want to professionalize cloud research. With the help of the mobile cloud chamber PINE, they enable stand-alone, fully automatic long-term measurements of aerosols and ice nucleating particles.

04/11/2019

Bilfinger Delivers Magnet System for Experimental Research into Anti-Matter

The Bilfinger subsidiary Bilfinger Noell has delivered a customized, super-conducting magnet system to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which intends to use it for its so-called “ALPHA-g” experiment.

11/05/2018

Bilfinger and Hessen Mobil Test “24/7 Technical Inspections” for Bridges

Bridges serve as critical nodes in any traffic system. The acoustic emissions analysis used by the industrial services provider Bilfinger in monitoring the safety of bridge-bearing structures is helping to make Germany’s roads even safer.

09/20/2016

Successful Trade Fair Participation of Babcock Noell GmbH at SMM 2016

Positive outcome and valuable impulses for Babcock Noell due to successful trade fair at the SMM 2016. Babcock Noell GmbH, as an expert for well-tested and innovative process engineering for exhaust gas cleaning, presented itself to an interested trade audience at the leading

08/02/2016

DSRL, U.K. awards contract to Babcock Noell

Success of Babcock Noell’s high pressure press technology continues in the U.K. Babcock Noell has received yet another contract utilizing the high-pressure press technology acquired from Fontijne Grotnes BV in 2014.

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About Bilfinger Noell GmbH

Bilfinger Noell GmbH is a company of Bilfinger SE. Operating worldwide in the product areas of nuclear service, nuclear technology and magnet technology, Bilfinger Noell delivers experience into practice with great success. Services range from developing, planning, delivering, and commissioning up to operating the delivered plants and the relevant equipment. More than 200 employees work in the field of engineering.