23.06.2015
On the 21-st of June, at 15:00, reactor vessel for Rostov NPP power unit 4 was delivered to the site incoming inspection area (Geneeral Contractor - NIAEP/ASE). The reactor vessel (weight - 322 t, length - 11 m, width - 5,6 m, height - 5,7 m) belongs to the primary equipment of the nuclear power plant unit.
«The reactor vessel is the «heart» of the nuclear power plant unit, that is why its delivery to the site is a crucial event at the stage of construction of any nuclear project, - Vladimir Belov, Vice-president of NIAEP/ASE for projects in Russia, points out, - Upon completion of the incoming inspection and granting of permission by Rostekhnadzor the reactor vessel will go onto the reactor compartment erection site».
The reactor vessel shipment from the manufacturing plant (OAO Izhorskie Zavody, Saint Petersburg) to Volgodonsk started on May 26, by sailing down the Neva river, lakes of Ladoga and Onega, the Volga-Baltic route, and, finally, the Volga and Don rivers. On the 18-th of June, the reactor vessel arrived at Volgodonsk to the special-purpose offloading facility of ZAO AEM-Tekhnologii Atommash (a company of the State Corporarion Rosatom). The large-sized equipment delivery was arranged upon conformance with all requirements of industrial and ecological safety.
«The reactor vessel delivery onto the site is the start-up for the vessel mounting in the proper location - one of the key operations within construction of the nuclear power unit, - Vitaly Medyakov, Director for Rostov NPP construction noted. - Mounting in the proper location is planned for August of this year, and then activities for the basic systems of pipelines and equipment mounting at the power unit will start».
For reference:
The joined company JSC NIAEP – JSC Atomstroyexport is a leader in the nuclear engineering business and covers 30 % of the NPP construction global market. In October 2014 JSC NIAEP was made the sole executive body of JSC Atomenergoproekt.
The representative and front offices of the Company carry out operations in 15 countries worldwide, almost 80% of the orders of the company include overseas projects.
Furthermore, the company carries out radioactive waste and spent fuel management projects and heat power engineering projects and also provides the complete range of EPC, EPC(m) and PMC services for any complex engineering projects. In the segment of construction of radwaste and spent fuel management facilities the Company ranks among the top 10 biggest world players.
The merged company develops and actively implements an innovative management system for complex construction projects - Multi-D, which enables to manage more effectively such parameters as: schedule, quality and budget.
The sites of the company: www.niaep.ru; www.atomstroyexport.ru
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