2018.09.28

Travel at the speed of light – without risks

– Normally, we work with inspections and certification of pressure vessels in, for example, paper mills and power plants where the pressure conditions are within a significantly smaller range. ESS, on the other hand, has an extremely wide spectrum with pressures of up to 3000-4000 bar, in a couple of inner casings up to 1 million bar, and with temperatures that can quickly shift from absolute zero to several hundred degrees, explains Filip Jinnestrand, Regional Manager South at DEKRA and responsible for the ESS project within DEKRA.

Safe workplaces – regardless of industry
– It has been both interesting and instructive to see how well the Swedish regulations stand up to such demanding operating conditions. It shows that our regulations create safe and secure workplaces in everything from a bicycle repair shop to an advanced research facility like ESS, states Jörgen Backersgård, Chairman of SWETIC.

Read the full article on Media Planet.