ZiO Podolsk ships equipment to Rooppur plant
DHAKA, Oct 10, 2020 (BSS) – PJSC ZiO Podolsk, a part of the machine building division of Rosatom-Atomenergomash, has manufactured and shipped a set of turbine island equipment for country’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), according to a message received here today.
The equipment will be set at the power unit No. 2 of the plant, which is the first set of MSR ???-1200, it said, adding that the moisture separator reheaters are designed for drying and reheat of wet steam after the turbine high pressure cylinder.
It said the MSR (???) 1200 is shipped in three main parts; separator having weight of 41 tonnes, first stage super-heater (the item weight is 86 tonnes) and second stage super-heater (having weight of 105 tonnes).
During installation, the three parts of MSR ???-1200 will be installed vertically in one body.
Design documentation was developed by specialists of the NPP Equipment Department No. 2 of the Atomic Power Engineering Equipment Division of PJSC “ZiO-Podolsk”.
The service life of the equipment is 50 years, the release said, adding that previously, the plant manufactured and supplied similar items for new power units of “Novovoronezh” NPP-2, Leningradskaya” NPP-2 and two units of the “Astravets” NPP (Belarus).
JSC Atomenergomash is single-source manufacturer of all reactor room equipment and a significant part of the turbine island equipment of “Rooppur” NPP with VVER-1200 type reactor facility. The division enterprises produce reactors, steam generators, pumping and heat-exchange equipment.
The RNPP is designed and constructed on the base of the Russian design. The plant will consist of two power units of 1200 MW each with generation 3+ VVER type reactors.
