The Rostov NPP: 3000 tons of pipes to be mounted on the power unit #4 under construction in 2015

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Information and Public Relations Department of Rosenergoatom Concern, PUBLISHED 03.02.2015

Plan for 2015 is 1150 tons of pipelines in a reactor compartments and 1800 tons in a control room. The main organization responsible for the installation in the reactor compartment is the JSC «Sesame», in the control room is Volgodonsk installation management.

"We are conducting preparatory work for installation of the pipelines, it is installation of steel constructions and foundation, embedded parts. Total plan for 2015 is to mount half of the total tonnage of pipelines in the reactor department, "- said the director of Volgodonsk branch of the JSC "Sesame" Oleg Shulyar.

Also work on the installation of the polar crane and concreting of slabs at the point +41.400 are being continued in the reactor compartment. Elements of a passenger elevator shaft were mounted from point of +36.520 up to +45.000.

The power unit #4 of the Rostov NPP launch is scheduled for 2017.

Topics: NPP, Russia, Volgodonsk NPP

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