15.01.2010
A wide front of the works on the starting complex equipment setup have been launched at Kudankulam NPP being under construction on Russian technologies in India. It became possible owing to putting into operation of a switch-cabinet 220 KW and two startup-standby transformers on December 2008 and provision of power supply of NPP site.
Pre-commissioning works are carried out on management systems, electro-technical and technological equipment of chemical water treatment supplied by Atomstroyexport JSC and mounted by the specialists of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). As a next step it’s planned to perform the works on flushing of technological systems of chemical water treatment with its following complex setup, obtaining of chemically desalinated water and making its reserve for flushing operations of technological systems of the power unit.
The pre-commissioning works were carried out on the desalination plant stipulated for desalination of the sea water. The plant was commissioned under the project scheme of power supply, and is ready to produce technical water for NPP needs.
In the nearest time the voltage shall be supplied on the sections of normal operation of the first power unit with the following launching of the works on electro-technical equipment setup in main buildings.
Reference.Atomstroyexport carries out the works on construction of two power units of Kudankulam NPP in the Indian State Tamil Nadu. According to the signed contracts the scope of Atomstroyexport JSC obligations includes: development of technical design and working documentation, authorial supervision of NPP buildings and structures construction, equipment and materials supply from Russia and the third countries, technical support under NPP mounting and commissioning, training of operation and maintenance personnel in Russia. Performance of constructing, mounting and commissioning works at NPP site is executed by the Indian side.
