26.10.2012
The visit was held on 25th October as per the Memorandum on mutual understanding between JSC Rusatom Overseas and Nuclear Energy Corporation of the South African Republic (NECSA), which was signed on June 2012.
The visit purpose of the units being built is familiarity with JSC NAIEP-JSC ASE( General Contractor of the Rostov NPP construction) innovative developments, particularly with systems of unified information space for facilities design and construction.
The delegation participants – representatives of Trade and Investment Ministry, Nuclear Industry Association and specialists of lead nuclear complex companies of the SAR – viewed Unit 3&4 construction sites. They visited Unit 3 reactor and turbine compartments, a pre-assembly site, a training centre with visual modeling studio, learnt on a bar-coding system.
In the words of Alexander Hazin, Construction Director-Director of JSC NIAEP –JSC ASE branch in Volgodonsk, the guests showed great interest to the implemented projects.
According to the delegation participants, the SAR has huge demands for energy and that is why it is planning to develop nuclear energy and expand its share in the country energy mix. That is why the SAR is so interested in Russian advanced developments in the sphere of nuclear power plants construction.
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. At the end of 2011, two competencies: JSC NIAEP and JSC Atomstroyexport were merged. The both companies are working on 20 projects being implemented simultaneously in Russia and abroad. The company is using advanced software products for nuclear power plant engineering. 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 SUD international center.
Rostov NPP is a branch of JCS Concern Rosenergoatom. The plant is located on the bank of Tsimlyansk water basin at 13,5 km from Volgodonsk. Two power units with reactor type VVER-1000 of installed capacity 1000 MW, are in operation; power unit N 1 was commissioned in 2001, unit N 2 – in December 2010. Units N 3&4 are under construction. Nizhny Novgorod engineering company “Atomenergoproekt” (NIAEP, www.niaep.ru) is the general contractor. The company is part of State atomic energy corporation “Rosatom”. Department of Capital Construction of Rostov Nuclear Power Plant under Construction' - Branch of JCS Concern Rosenergoatom acts as the Customer and Owner. For detailed and up-to-date information on radiation monitoring of the environment around Russian nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities go to www.russianatom.ru.
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