Ukrainian enterprise starts making condensate pumps for Belarusian nuclear station

The Sumy-based Ukrainian company PAO Sumy Frunze NPO has started making condensate pumps for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, representatives of the company told BelTA.

In line with terms of the contract the Ukrainian company has to design and make two modifications of pumps. The pumps are meant for the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The first batch of merchandise (three pumps for each modification) is expected to be delivered to the Ostrovets construction site in 2015. The second delivery is scheduled for early 2017.

According to Alexander Chegrinets, Head of the Sales Office of the Ukrainian company, the company has been chosen thanks to the long record of making condensate pumps. “Our engineering and technical divisions have taken into account all the requirements of Belarusian colleagues regarding the parameters of the equipment and now the production of the equipment is about to begin,” he remarked.

Construction workers started pouring concrete into the foundation of the facilities that will make up the first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant at the Ostrovets site in November 2013. The Belarusian nuclear power plant will boast two power-generating units with the total generating 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 Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO Atomstroyexport (ASE) is the general designer and the general contractor for building the power plant. The timeline for implementing the project is stipulated by the general contract. The first power-generating unit of the nuclear power plant is scheduled for launch in November 2018.