Ukrainian Energomashspetsstal ships large batch of intermediate parts to Belarusian nuclear station

The Ukrainian company PAO Energomashspetsstal (based in Kramatorsk, part of Atomenergomash, the mechanical engineering division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom), has sent on its way a large batch of intermediate parts for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Inna Vavulina, OAO Atomenergomash’s Press Secretary.

The batch of intermediate parts has been sent to OAO AEM Technologies, which makes equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The parts have gone through the entire processing cycle and will be used to make the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. This batch includes components for the main circulation line, a steam generator, and the main circulating pump. The total weight of the shipped products is 358.3 tonnes.

In line with the contract Energomashspetsstal will make a total of 4,568 tonnes of intermediate parts.

The construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant 18km away from Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast uses the AES-2006 design. The power plant will have two power-generating units with the total output capacity of up to 2,400MW (2x1,200MW). The Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO ASE is the general designer and the general contractor of the project. In line with the general contract for building the nuclear power plant the first power-generating unit is scheduled for commissioning in 2018, with the second one to go online in 2020.

PAO Energomashspetsstal is Ukraine’s largest manufacturer of special cast and forged products for custom-made and small-series products used in metallurgy, ship construction, energy industry, and general mechanical engineering industry. Energomashspetsstal’s products are known in over 50 countries across the globe.

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 and abroad.