First reactor for Belarusian nuclear station in late 2015

The reactor for the first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be delivered to the construction site in late 2015, BelTA learned from the website of the Russian holding company Atomenergomash.

The upper half of the reactor’s shell for the first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been assembled by the Volgodonsk-based branch of OAO AEM Technologies (part of Atomenergomash, which is the mechanical engineering division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom).

“As part of the contract the company will make and supply equipment for two power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The company will deliver the first reactor as early as late 2015,” said Yevgeny Pakermanov, Director General of OAO AEM Technologies.

According to the executive, in 2013 the company delivered a core catcher for the first power-generating unit. A core catcher for the second power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was shipped in early August.

OAO Atomenergomash is the mechanical engineering division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom. Atomenergomash provides effective comprehensive solutions for nuclear power industry, heat power industry, gas, oil, and chemical industries. The company comprises about 30 major manufacturing, research, and engineering enterprises in Russia, Ukraine, Czechia, and Hungary.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant will comprise two power-generating units with the total capacity of up to 2,400MW (1,200MW each). The Russian design AES-2006 has been chosen to build the power plant. The design is fully compliant with international standards and IAEA recommendations. The merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO Atomstroyexport (ASE) is the general designer and the general contractor of the project.