12.12.2011
On 9th December 14 journalists from Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Estonia visited the Baltic NPP Project construction site to have a look at the construction methods applied at the site. Pavel Vlasov, Head Engineer at the Baltic Branch of JSC NIAEP, and the Customer representatives made a tour of the construction site with mass media representatives. Talking with the journalists, Pavel Vlasov stated: «On 17th October NIAEP became the general contractor for the Baltic site preparatory works. I am sure that the project is in the right hands. The Baltic NPP-1 is the fifth power unit to be built by such a contractor as the Nizhny Novgorod company NIAEP. Besides, the following facts prove the highest class of our work: Rostov NPP-2 was commissioned in 2010 and soon the power program will be started at the fourth power unit of Kalinin NPP. These facts give the evidence of the stable work of the company and safety of the technologies selected,» – P. Vlasov added.We would like to remind you that the Baltic NPP Project is stipulated in the Cooperation Agreement between the State Corporation «Rosatom» and the government of the Kaliningrad Oblast, as well as in Declaration of intent on Baltic NPP investment project authorized by «Rosatom» and approved by the Duma of the Kaliningrad Oblast. The document that launched the project was the Directive on construction of Baltic NPP two power units on the Kaliningrad Oblast territory signed by Putin, Chairman of the RF Government, on 25th September 2009. Sergey Ivanov, the Vice Prime Minister, and Sergey Kirienko, Head of «Rosatom», took part in the official ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the power plant on 25th February 2010. It was the kickoff for pre-construction works.On 17th October 2011 JSC «Concern Rosenergoatom», JSC «Northern Construction Management» and JSC Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company «Atomenergoproekt» (JSC NIAEP) signed a trilateral agreement on changing the contractor for first-priority site preparation works, according to which JSC NIAEP is appointed as the general contractor for the above-mentioned types of works.
Reference:JSC NIZHNY NOVGOROD ENGINEERING COMPANY (JSC NIAEP), www.niaep.ru, is an enterprise of the State atomic energy corporation – Rosatom. It is one of the four engineering companies in the Russian nuclear industry. The company renders NPP engineering and construction services as well as “turnkey” services. The company is the developer of the key power facilities in Russia. Today Nizhny Novgorod engineering company «Atomenergoproekt» is the General Contractor for construction projects:– Kalinin NPP-4,– Rostov NPP-3&4;participates in designing nuclear power plants abroad:– NPP in Kazakhstan,– Kudankulam in India,– Bushehr NPP in Iran;carries out site survey and investigation activities for:– Rostov NPP-3&4,– Novovoronezh NPP-2,– Tver NPP,– Nizhny Novgorod NPP.The company is using advanced software products for nuclear power plant designing. Since 2002 a 3-D model has been applied in NPP engineering. A quality management system was introduced in the company complying with the requirements of the international standards. It was successfully certified in the TUV CERT international center.
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