Rostov NPP has successfully completed loading nuclear fuel into the unit 3

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 20.11.2014

At November 19 at 9:30, the personal has successfully completed fuel loading into the reactor core of the third unit of the Rostov NPP.

The very process of the physical start-up of the third unit of the Rostov nuclear power plant began November 14, 2014.

The loading of all 163 fuel assemblies was made using special handling machine, which load assemblies with millimeter accuracy.

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