Rooppur NPP Update: steam generators installed

All four steam generators have been installed at the design position at power unit No. 1 of the Rooppur NPP being constructed in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (by ROSATOM Engineering Division ASE JSC which is the general contractor for the NPP construction). 
The Energospecmontazh JSC subcontracting organization’s specialists have carried out assembly operations to install the steam generators at their regular position in the power unit reactor compartment following the approved schedule.
“Another important stage of the installation works has been completed at power unit No. 1. “The steam generators being installed in the permanent position allows starting welding works on the main circulation pipeline to connect the primary circuit equipment, such as: a reactor, steam generators, main circulation pumps”, said Aleksey Deriy, ASE JSC Vice- President – Director of the Rooppur NPP Construction Project.
The steam generators were manufactured for the Rooppur NPP at the Atommash plant located in Volgodonsk (being the branch of AEM-Technologies JSC). The weight of each complete steam generator is 350 tons, its length is about 14 m and the diameter is more than 4 m.
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