25.05.2020
The incoming inspection of the nuclear fuel (fuel assemblies) of the firstcorefor Unit 1 reactor has been completed at the Belarusian NPP (general designer and general contractor: RosatomEngineering Division).
The incoming inspection was carried out by dedicated experts of the Belarusian NPP in the presence of the General Contractor representatives. Each stage was supervised by officials of the State Atomic Regulator of the Republic of Belarus.
During the acceptance procedure, the specialists checked the accompanying documentation, the external condition of the containers, the integrity of the technical means of the fuel assemblies access indication (seals, special sealing bolts, etc.), the instrumental control of the fuel assemblies. As a result, the inspectors signed thecertificate confirming the proper quality of the supplied fuel.
According to Mikhail Mikhadyuk, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus, the specialists of the Belarusian NPP transported fuel to the storage facility with due care and diligence and carried out the fuel incoming inspection at a high professional level.
All fuel assemblies will be kept in the fresh fuel storage facility before being loaded into the reactor of Unit 1.
The Belarusian NPP with two VVER-1200 with the total capacity of 2,400 MW is being built in Ostrovets (the Republic of Belarus). The first Belarusian NPP is based on the Russian Gen 3+ design which fully complies with the international standards and safety recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Rosatom Engineering Communications
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Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division incorporates the leading companies of the nuclear power industry: ASE EC JSC (Nizhny Novgorod), Atomstroyexport JSC (Moscow), Atomenergoproekt JSC (Moscow), ATOMPROEKT JSC (Saint-Petersburg), etc.
The Engineering Division ranks first in the world by the level of portfolio and the number of NPP under construction overseas. Foreign projects account for about 80% of the portfolio.
The Engineering Division implements design and construction projects for high-power NPPs in Russia and overseas, it renders a full range of EPC, EPC(M) services, including project management and design, and develops Multi-D technologies for management of complex engineering facilities. The Engineering Division draws on the lessons learned from over the 50-year history of the nuclear power industry in Russia and state-of-the-art technologies.
We construct reliable and safe NPPs with III+Gen VVER reactors that are in line with all international requirements and recommendations.
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Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL includes nuclear fuel fabrication enterprises, uranium conversion and enrichment companies, gas centrifuge manufacturers, as well as research and development organizations. It is the only supplier of nuclear fuel for Russian nuclear power plants. Rosatom TVELsupplies fuel to 73 reactors in 13 countries, to research reactors in eight countries all over the world, and also to propulsion reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world is operated with TVEL fuel.
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